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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 LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
addressed
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
back
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
BAYSWATER
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
Bristowe
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
called
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concealed
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discover
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
dispensary
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emerged
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enter
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evening
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
familiar
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feared
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
figure
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
follow
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately she had not noticed my presence.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
girl
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
glance
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately she had not noticed my presence.
Hammersmith
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
hand
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
LADY
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
letter
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
memorable
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
Miss
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
moment
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
much
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
neat
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
needed
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
newsagent's
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
night
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunately she had not noticed my presence.
noticed
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From this reading Fortunately she had not noticed my presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
once
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
pass
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
presence
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From this reading Fortunately she had not noticed my presence.
Purvis
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
rewarded
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
Road
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round
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
second
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seeing
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunately she had not noticed my presence.
shop
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
side
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
started
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
Sterndale
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street
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streets
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
there
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
traffic
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From this reading Every moment I feared lest she might look round and discover me, for in those back streets of Hammersmith there is not much traffic.
up
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vigil
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
visitor
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
waiting
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From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
Walworth
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From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
watchfulness
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From this reading THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER ON the second evening of my vigil in Sterndale Road my watchfulness was rewarded by seeing a neat and familiar figure pass up the street and enter the little newsagent’s.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell me that the visitor to the shop was the mysterious girl who called me on that memorable night, from the dispensary at Walworth—Miss Bristowe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore I at once concealed myself up a side passage and waiting till she emerged with a letter in her hand—the one I had addressed to Purvis, I expect—I started to follow her.
