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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 Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
arena
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
beer
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
bloods
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
cat's-meat
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From this reading The cat’s-meat man passes twice a day.
day
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From this reading The cat’s-meat man passes twice a day.
Dirty
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
disgusted
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From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
holiday-time
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
householders
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
Island
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
issue
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
jocularly
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
King's
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
known
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
linger
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
listening
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
lodgers
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
love
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
maids-of-all-work
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
man
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From this reading The cat’s-meat man passes twice a day.
manly
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
Mr
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
neighbourhood
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
Norfolk
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
occasional
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From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
opportunity
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
organ-grinder
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From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
out
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From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
passes
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From this reading The cat’s-meat man passes twice a day.
Pitman's
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
pleasing
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
pursuit
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
Road
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
self-defence
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
sidewalk
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
Street
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
studying
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
thoroughfare
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From this reading Norfolk Street, King’s Road--jocularly known among Mr Pitman’s lodgers as ‘Norfolk Island’--is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
twice
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From this reading The cat’s-meat man passes twice a day.
undersized
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
voice
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From this reading Dirty, undersized maids-of-all-work issue from it in pursuit of beer, or linger on its sidewalk listening to the voice of love.
wanders
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From this reading An occasional organ-grinder wanders in and wanders out again, disgusted.
young
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From this reading In holiday-time the street is the arena of the young bloods of the neighbourhood, and the householders have an opportunity of studying the manly art of self-defence.
