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1895
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
active
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Adventure
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Ages
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
back
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Baker
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
book
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
breakfast
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
brown
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Bruce-Partington
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
chairs
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
comrade's
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
condensing
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
cross-indexing
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
day
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
dense
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
doubt
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
down
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
drab
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
drifting
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
drops
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
endure
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
existence
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
fog
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
greasy
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
heavy
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
hobby
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
Holmes
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
houses
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
huge
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
impatient
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
London
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
longer
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
loom
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
made
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
Middle
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
Monday
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
music
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
nature
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
November
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
occupied
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
oily
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
opposite
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
past
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
patiently
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
Plans
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
possible
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
pushing
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
recently
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
references
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
saw
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
second
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
see
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
settled
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
spent
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From this reading The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Street
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
subject
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From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
swirl
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Thursday
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
week
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
window-panes
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From this reading But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
windows
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From this reading From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
year
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
yellow
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From this reading The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
