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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
Alie
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
all
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
almost
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
arrested
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
away
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
back
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
bell
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
Cavendish
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
died
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
door
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
dropping
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
drumming
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From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
ears
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From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
forget
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
heavy-eyed
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
house
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
Janet
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
Kensington
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
misery
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
opened
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
rang
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From this reading I rang the bell, and the peal had not died away before poor, heavy-eyed Janet had opened the door to me.
reached
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
reiteration
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From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
relentless
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From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
REMANDED
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From this reading REMANDED.
roof
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
singing
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From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
South
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
Square
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
sun
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
tops
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
tramping
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
walk
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
wearied
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From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I reached the house the sun was above the roof tops and I was wearied almost to the point of dropping.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Alie has been arrested!" were singing and drumming in my ears with relentless reiteration.
words
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From this reading Never shall I forget the misery of that walk back from Cavendish Square to South Kensington; I seemed to be tramping for ever, and all the time the words "Alie has been arrested!"
