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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 I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
back
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
cessation
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
corner
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
crossed
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
depicted
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
describes
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From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
despair
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
detect
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
direction
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
down-pour
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
ejaculations
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
end
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
feigning
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
following
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
gaslights
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
Hideous
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From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
house
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
hurried
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
instant
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
lighted
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
moment
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
notice
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
only
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From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
out
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
Oxford
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
past
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
pavements
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
plays
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
rain
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
real
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
return
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
road
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
round
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
seen
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
shone
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
sight
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
skin
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
strange
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
Street
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
Theobald's
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
thoroughfare
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
trudged
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
turned
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
walked
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
watching
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From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant I had overheard these strange ejaculations I crossed the road and hurried on round the corner out of sight, in order that they should not detect me following them; but, watching their return, I turned again and went after them into Theobald's Road.
wet
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From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
window
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From this reading At the end of the short thoroughfare they turned and walked back past the house, feigning, however, not to notice the lighted window.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On through the rain they trudged in the direction of Oxford Street, wet to the skin, for the down-pour still continued without cessation, and the pavements shone beneath the gaslights.
witnessed
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
woman's
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From this reading I had seen plays in which a woman's despair was depicted, but never had I witnessed real despair until that moment.
word
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From this reading Hideous is the only word that describes it.
