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accident
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
All
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
assistance
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
barges
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
beams
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No crafts had been immediately under the bridge at the moment.
black
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
boats
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing was seen or heard of the body.
bridge
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
crafts
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From this reading No crafts had been immediately under the bridge at the moment.
effort
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
empty
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
grappling
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
heard
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From this reading Nothing was seen or heard of the body.
hung
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
immediately
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From this reading No crafts had been immediately under the bridge at the moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
irons
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
kind
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
made
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
manner
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
men
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
moment
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From this reading No crafts had been immediately under the bridge at the moment.
moored
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No crafts had been immediately under the bridge at the moment.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was seen or heard of the body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
off
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing was seen or heard of the body.
out
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
parapet
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
police
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
put
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
ran
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
rescue
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
screaming
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
seen
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From this reading Nothing was seen or heard of the body.
suicide
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
summoned
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
tales
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
three
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
top
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
Two
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading No crafts had been immediately under the bridge at the moment.
unfortunate
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
vain
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From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
vicinity
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From this reading Two or three empty barges were moored in its vicinity, but their black beams could tell no tales.
voices
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing was seen or heard of the body.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The police were summoned; boats, with grappling irons, were put out, and every effort made to rescue the unfortunate suicide, but in vain.
witnessed
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
women
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From this reading All the women who had witnessed the accident hung over the parapet of the bridge, screaming at the top of their voices after the manner of their kind, whilst the men ran off for assistance.
