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1812
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
1862
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
3rd
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
all
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
any
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
become
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
belonging
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
called
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
chieftains
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
children
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
clan
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
Clyde
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From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
Comet
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
composed
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
crowd
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
December
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
descendants
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
direction
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
Dock
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
especially
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
familiar
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
famous
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
foam
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From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
Glasgow
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
going
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
Greenock
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
Gregor
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
Highlanders
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
hour
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
immense
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
inhabitants
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
Kelvin
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
large
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
lashed
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From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
Mac
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
made
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
manufacturers
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
merchants
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
Messrs
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
miles
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
million
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
more
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
muddy
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
navigation
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
old
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
packet-boats
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
people
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
plied
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
premises
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
proves
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
ran
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
river
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From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
sailors
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
Scotch
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
ship-building
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
ship-owners
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
six
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
speed
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
steam
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
steam-boat
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From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
steamer
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From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
steamers
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
streets
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
thronged
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
Tod
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
vassals
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From this reading This last name especially proves that the descendants of the famous Highlanders have become manufacturers, and that they have made workmen of all the vassals of the old clan chieftains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
waters
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From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was in 1812, when the steamer called the “Comet” ran between Glasgow and Greenock, at the speed of six miles an hour.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Clyde was the first river whose waters were lashed into foam by a steam-boat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
women
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
wonders
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From this reading Since that time more than a million of steamers or packet-boats have plied this Scotch river, and the inhabitants of Glasgow must be as familiar as any people with the wonders of steam navigation.
workmen
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From this reading However, on the 3rd of December, 1862, an immense crowd, composed of ship-owners, merchants, manufacturers, workmen, sailors, women, and children, thronged the muddy streets of Glasgow, all going in the direction of Kelvin Dock, the large ship-building premises belonging to Messrs. Tod and Mac Gregor.
