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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 He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
abed
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From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
all
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
any
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From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
big
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
buildings
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
cabs
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
charge
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
chimneys
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
city
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From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
conversation
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From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
drivers
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
dun
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
fashionable
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
five
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From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
glad
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From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
house
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
John
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
just
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
lived
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
meet
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
mood
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From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
Moore
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
Mostyn
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From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
Mrs
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
negro
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
numbered
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
o'clock
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From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
Perkins
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
quiet
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
reached
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From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
rising
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
roofs
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
servants
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From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
sister
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
sister's
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From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
slouching
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
sort
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From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
station
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
stirring
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From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
street
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
sun
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From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mostyn reached the city at five o'clock in the morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
trains
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
vaguely
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From this reading He was vaguely glad of this, for he was in no mood for conversation of any sort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just rising over the chimneys and dun roofs of the buildings.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At his sister's house no one was stirring; even the servants were still abed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
widowed
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From this reading He lived in the house of his widowed sister, Mrs. John Perkins Moore, in a quiet but fashionable street, and thither he went in one of the numbered cabs which, in charge of slouching negro drivers, meet all trains at the big station.
