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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
airless
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
all
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
apparently
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
bad
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
benevolently
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
Bennett
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
came
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
casemented
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
corner
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
Criminals
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
Dyer
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
echoes
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
Friend
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
G
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
hollow
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
Hyde
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
intervals
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
J
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
Lane
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
Law
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
light
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
London
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
Mayfair
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
meets
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
Mr
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
nearing
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
odd
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
Police-Officer
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
policeman
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
Reeder
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
saw
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
slept
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
smiled
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
South
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
spring
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
Street
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
sultry
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
Terror
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From this reading The good and bad of Mayfair slept--all, apparently, except Mr. J. G. Reeder, Friend of the Law and Terror of Criminals.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
there
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
three
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
thunderstorm
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From this reading Somewhere in South London there was a thunderstorm; the hollow echoes of it came at odd intervals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
unpleasantly
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
warm
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From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearing three o’clock on a sultry spring morning, airless, unpleasantly warm.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
window
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
world
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From this reading /The/ policeman who stood on the corner where Bennett Street meets Hyde Lane had the world to himself.
yellow
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From this reading Police-Officer Dyer saw the yellow light behind the casemented window and smiled benevolently.
