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1896
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
3rd
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
Altgeld
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
aspen
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
azure
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
blow
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
bolt
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
Bryan
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From this reading This elects Bryan President of the United States!”
burst
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City
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
confident
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From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
crash
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Democratic
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elects
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evening
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fast
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
full
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
gathered
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From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
hard
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
holds
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
huge
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
iceberg
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
Illinois
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
light-hearted
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From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
like
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
line
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liner
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
meal
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From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
mighty
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
New
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
news
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night
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
November
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
ocean
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
out
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
people
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From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
plunges
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
President
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From this reading This elects Bryan President of the United States!”
recoils
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
shattered
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
sky
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From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
speed
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
staggered
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
States
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From this reading This elects Bryan President of the United States!”
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
terrific
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This elects Bryan President of the United States!”
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: “Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line.
trembling
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From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
Tuesday
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
United
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From this reading This elects Bryan President of the United States!”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen.
York
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From this reading That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896.
