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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 My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
abject
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
bent
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
better
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
bookstalls
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
CARLINGFORD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
chapel
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
CHRONICLES
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
comfort
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
crooked
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curious
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deal
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
elbows
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ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
father
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
feel
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
grandeur
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
Holborn
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
incumbent
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Mary Peveril.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
largeness
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
laugh
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lies
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
like
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From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
loveliness
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From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
many
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Mary
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From this reading My name is Mary Peveril.
misery
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Mary Peveril.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My name is Mary Peveril.
narrow
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
New
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
out
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
pain
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
passages
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
paved
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penury
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
people
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Peveril
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From this reading My name is Mary Peveril.
pleasure
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populous
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
PRODIGALS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
proprietary
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
region
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
Road
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
shops
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
SON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
space
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
spacious
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
squares
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
streets
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From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
there
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I like those streets, though I know there is no loveliness in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
wealth
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From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
width
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From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I feel that I can breathe better when I come out into the largeness and spacious width of the squares, and I take a pleasure which many people will laugh at in the narrow paved passages--crooked and bent like so many elbows, with their bookstalls and curious little shops.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road--a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great deal of penury and pain, but neither grandeur nor abject misery.
WIZARD'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “THE WIZARD’S SON,” “THE PRODIGALS,” ETC.
