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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 A LAST WALK.
advance
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
angles
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
arch
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
architectural
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
black
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
buildings
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
came
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
centre
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
Chancery
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
chimneys
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
curly
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
cut
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
dark-red
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
days
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
doorways
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
dusk
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
dusty
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
eighteenth-century
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
fall
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
gables
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
gas
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
gateway
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
generally
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
glass
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
glimmering
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
inconveniences
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
jet
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
kindly
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
Lane
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LAST WALK.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
longer
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
Mark
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
numbered
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
numerals
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
occupy
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
old
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
other
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
outer
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
outline
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
painted
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
pang
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
persons
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
picturesque
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
regret
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
respect
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
scarcely
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
see
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
sharp
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
sky
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
slits
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
small-paned
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
some
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
Soon
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
Square
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
staircase
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
stone
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
surprises
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
there
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
turned
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From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
turret
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
turrets
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
unpractical
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From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
WALK
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From this reading A LAST WALK.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Soon the sharp outline of their old gables and chimneys will cut the sky no longer; but some unpractical persons will be found who, although (or it may be _because_) they did not occupy them, will see them fall with a pang, and remember them with a kindly regret.
windows
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From this reading The days of these picturesque old dark-red buildings, with their small-paned dusty windows, their turrets and angles, and other little architectural surprises and inconveniences, are already numbered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mark turned in from Chancery Lane under the old gateway, and went to one of the staircase doorways with the old curly eighteenth-century numerals cut on the centre stone of the arch and painted black.
world
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From this reading A gas jet was glimmering here and there behind the slits of dusty glass in the turret staircase as Mark came in, although it was scarcely dusk in the outer world; for Old Square is generally a little in advance in this respect.
