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7
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
able
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
admirable
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
all
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
beggars
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
believed
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
bethought
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From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
booksellers
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
Burns
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From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
casual
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
cold
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From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
colonnade
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
continuously
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
day
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
decently
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
dressed
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
ecstatic
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
Embankment
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From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
employment
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
engaging
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
feel
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From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
food
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
galleries
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
Gallery
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
hotel
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
hungry
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From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
indication
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
indigent
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
John
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From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
known
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
lodgings
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
London
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
made
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
matchsellers
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
matter
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
more
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
National
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
night
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
night's
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
now
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
Offices
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From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
people
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
possible
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
Presently
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From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
procure
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
reality
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
ReliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
rose-gardens
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
Section
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
simplicity
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
some
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
Square
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
story
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
streets
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
swept
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
tells
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
Thames
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From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
then
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
ticket
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From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
Trafalgar
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
twelve
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
vision
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From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Presently I found myself again, and I was beginning to feel cold and a little hungry.’
way
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He bethought himself of the John Burns Relief Offices which stood upon the Thames Embankment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Section 7 And then the story tells, with an engaging simplicity, of his descent from this ecstatic vision of reality.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had long known of these admirable offices, which had swept the last beggars and matchsellers and all the casual indigent from the London streets, and he believed that he would, as a matter of course, be able to procure a ticket for food and a night’s lodgings and some indication of possible employment.
years
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From this reading He made his way through the galleries of the booksellers and the National Gallery, which had been open continuously day and night to all decently dressed people now for more than twelve years, and across the rose-gardens of Trafalgar Square, and so by the hotel colonnade to the Embankment.
