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The Hypocrite
The Hypocrite

Chapter VII

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_THE CONSOLATIONS OF MRS.
EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.
PETER BELPER_.
In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.
In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Hypocrite

Chapter VII

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_THE CONSOLATIONS OF MRS.
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EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.
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PETER BELPER_.
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In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.
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In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.”

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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 In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

ACCOUNT

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From this reading EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

answer

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

BELPER

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From this reading PETER BELPER_.

Bridge

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

CONSOLATIONS

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From this reading _THE CONSOLATIONS OF MRS.

day

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

door

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

EBBAGE

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From this reading EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.

evening

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

Gobion

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

kept

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

knocks

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

lodging-house

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

MRS

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From this reading _THE CONSOLATIONS OF MRS.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _THE CONSOLATIONS OF MRS.

PETER

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From this reading PETER BELPER_.

received

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

REV

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From this reading EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.

Road

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

room

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

shut

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

SOME

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From this reading EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.

Sturtevant's

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

Temple

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From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _THE CONSOLATIONS OF MRS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

Vauxhall

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From this reading In the Vauxhall Bridge Road Gobion found a room in a lodging-house kept by a Mrs. Ebbage.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the evening of the same day he went to the Temple, but found Sturtevant's door shut, and he received no answer to his knocks.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading EBBAGE; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE REV.