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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 Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
all
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
bath
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From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
bore
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
catching
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From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
children
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
Cooper's
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
crockery
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
depressing
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From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
doorstep
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
dozen
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
Dr
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
dry
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
evening
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From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
eyes
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
games
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
houses
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
hurried
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
jumped
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From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
lodging
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
men
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
more
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
mud
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
night
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
occupations
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
out
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
pieces
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
playing
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
prisons
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
ran
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From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
recourse
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
resemblance
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
Row
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From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
screaming
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From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
set
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
shop
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
sight
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From this reading One of the children, catching sight of me, jumped up and ran into the shop, screaming:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
soap
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
striking
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
Theobald's
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From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
TRACKnounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
up
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
washed
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From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
water
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the doorstep of Dr. Cooper's shop the same half dozen children were playing the same games with pieces of broken crockery and dry mud, and bore no appearance of having been washed since I last set eyes on them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
women
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
workingmen's
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From this reading The workingmen's lodging houses bore even a more striking resemblance to prisons, and the men and women I passed looked as if they had been up all night, and had hurried out to their depressing occupations without having had recourse to soap and water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Theobald's Row was as depressing in the morning as it had been in the evening, and looked as if a bath would do it good.
