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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 London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
all
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
boughs
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
burst
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
carpet
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From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
cheerful
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
CONSULTED
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
day
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
days
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
disinterestedly
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From this reading He looked up disinterestedly, then rose to his feet.
dismal
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
entered
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From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
fat
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
feet
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From this reading He looked up disinterestedly, then rose to his feet.
given
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
grey
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
heavily
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From this reading It had been raining heavily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
huddled
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been raining heavily.
Jimmy
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
leaves
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
London
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
married
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
modest
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
old
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From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
raining
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From this reading It had been raining heavily.
room
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
rose
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From this reading He looked up disinterestedly, then rose to his feet.
SANGSTER
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
Sangster's
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
shirt-sleeves
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From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
sitting-room
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
slippers
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From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
sparrows
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
stunted
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
then
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From this reading He looked up disinterestedly, then rose to his feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
together
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
tree
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
trying
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
twittered
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
two
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
unfashionable
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From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
up
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SANGSTER IS CONSULTED Jimmy had been married two days when one morning he burst into Sangster's room in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
window
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From this reading London looked grey and dismal; even the little fat sparrows who twittered all day long in the boughs of a stunted tree outside the window of Sangster's modest sitting-room had given up trying to be cheerful, and were huddled together under the leaves.
writing
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From this reading Sangster was in his shirt-sleeves and old carpet slippers, writing, when Jimmy entered.
