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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 crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
all
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From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
away
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From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
beat
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From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
bench
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
Billingsgate
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
breath
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
came
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
crossed
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
danger
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
door
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
down
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
farther
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
faster
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
felt
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
Fenchurch
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
fire
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From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
forced
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
fright
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From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
got
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
ground
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
heart
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From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
horror
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From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
impossible
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From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
indeed
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
many
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
mend
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From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
near
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
out
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
pace
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From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
recover
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
rested
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From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
run
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From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
sit
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
soul
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From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
stepped
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
street
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rested me a little and went on; my blood was all in a fire; my heart beat as if I was in a sudden fright.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
Thames
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
then
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
tired
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
turned
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
turning
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From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
turnings
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I crossed the street indeed, and went down the first turning I came to, and I think it was a street that went through into Fenchurch Street.
way
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
ways
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From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I went away I had no heart to run, or scarce to mend my pace.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From thence I crossed and turned through so many ways and turnings, that I could never tell which way it was, not where I went; for I felt not the ground I stepped on, and the farther I was out of danger, the faster I went, till, tired and out of breath, I was forced to sit down on a little bench at a door, and then I began to recover, and found I was got into Thames Street, near Billingsgate.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It is impossible to express the horror of my soul all the while I did it.
