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ablutions
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
any
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From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
arrangements
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
blue
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
Brown
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
cause
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From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
Coffin
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
countenance
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
Dick
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
down
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
early
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
entire
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
exhilaration
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
five
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
formed
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
fresh
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
gay
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From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
got
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
habits
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From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
happy
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From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
heart
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From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
Lane
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
light-heartedness
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
lodging-house
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
moved
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
much
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
night
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
o'clock
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
particular
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From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
past
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
People
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From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
pockets
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
previous
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
pump
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
reason
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From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
restless
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From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
river
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
ruddy
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
seldom
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From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
sense
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
shining
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
shone
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
strolled
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
sunshine
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
then
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
toilet
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
too
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From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
tramps
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
truly
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From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
turn
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
up
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
very
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From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was early in his habits, and his heart was too gay to be anything but restless.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To be sure he had no particular reason for it, but what of that?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick Brown got up very early next morning, with the same sense of exhilaration and light-heartedness which had moved him on the previous night.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading People are seldom so truly happy as when they are happy without any cause.
yard
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From this reading He got up though it was not much past five o’clock, and took his turn at the pump in the yard, which formed the entire toilet arrangements of the tramps’ lodging-house, and then strolled down with his hands in his pockets and his ruddy countenance shining fresh from these ablutions to where the river shone blue in the morning sunshine at the foot of Coffin Lane.
