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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 The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
accomplish
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
anxious
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
arrived
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From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
attention
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From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
By-and-by
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From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
constable
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From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
cross
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From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
day
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From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
Edward
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
encountered
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
ended
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From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
errands
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
few
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
gathering
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
house
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
hurried
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
indifference
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
intent
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
jail
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
king
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
market-square
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From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
marvellous
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
nearly
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From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
only
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
paid
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From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
people
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
possible
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
proceeded
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From this reading By-and-by the constable arrived at a deserted market-square, and proceeded to cross it.
quickly
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
random
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
rising
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
see
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From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
seem
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From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
snugly
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
spectacle
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
stragglers
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
straight
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
streets
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
then
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From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
way
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From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
winter
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From this reading The short winter day was nearly ended.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with the intent look of people who were only anxious to accomplish their errands as quickly as possible, and then snugly house themselves from the rising wind and the gathering twilight.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward the Sixth wondered if the spectacle of a king on his way to jail had ever encountered such marvellous indifference before.
