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Chapter XIII
THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace. The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity. Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets. And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too. We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
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From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
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From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
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From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
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From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
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From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
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From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
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From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
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From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
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From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
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From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
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From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
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From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
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From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
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From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
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From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
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From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
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From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
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From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
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From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NAMING OF STREETS 'The Rebuilding of London' proceeds ruthlessly apace.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The humble old houses that dare not scrape the sky are being duly punished for their timidity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down they come; and in their place are shot up new tenements, quick and high as rockets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And the little old streets, so narrow and exclusive, so shy and crooked--we are making an example of them, too.
belonging to which person
From this reading We lose our way in them, do we?--we whose time is money.
