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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 Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
achievement
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From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
arm
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
back
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
Bedminster
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From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
building
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
circuitous
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
city
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
Clifton
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
coach
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
coachman
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
day
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
entrance
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
events
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
FIRE
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From this reading "FIRE SEVEN TIMES HEATED."
fly
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
gate
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
glad
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
gloomy
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
Granby
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
HEATED
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From this reading "FIRE SEVEN TIMES HEATED."
Hill
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
Infirmary
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
information
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
Joyce
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
large
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
larger
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
lumbering
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
modern
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
much
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
opportunity
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
Piers
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
previous
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
proportions
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
proud
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From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
rather
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
reached
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
reliable
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
route
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
scotch
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
SEVEN
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From this reading "FIRE SEVEN TIMES HEATED."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
somewhat
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From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
state
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
suburbs
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From this reading He skirted the suburbs of Bedminster, and was somewhat proud of his achievement.
Susan's
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From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
Taking
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
ten
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
TIMES
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From this reading "FIRE SEVEN TIMES HEATED."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
two
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
urchins
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
very
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From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
waiting
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The coachman was very much excited by the events of the previous day, and was rather glad to have the opportunity of taking back to Clifton reliable information as to the state of the city.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joyce left Piers in the coach, and, taking Susan's arm she went into the large, gloomy entrance of the building.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
wheels
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From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Taking a circuitous route by Granby Hill, where two little urchins were waiting to scotch the wheels, the lumbering coach, of much larger proportions than the modern fly, reached the gate of the Infirmary before ten o'clock.
