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all
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
bewildering
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
break
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
breaks
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
cabs
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
carriages
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
Circus
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From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
climes
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
confusion
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
constituent
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
countries
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
crowd
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
direction
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
drivers
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
efforts
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
eleven
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From this reading IN PICCADILLY It was past eleven.
evening-dress
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
eye
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
eyes
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
filled
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
hansom
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
haste
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
heavily
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
huge
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PICCADILLY It was past eleven.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN PICCADILLY It was past eleven.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
line
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
made
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
night
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From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
omnibuses
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
out
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From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
parts
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
past
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From this reading IN PICCADILLY It was past eleven.
people
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From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
persons
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
PICCADILLY
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From this reading IN PICCADILLY It was past eleven.
poured
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From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
ranks
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
rolled
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
sanguine
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
stations
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From this reading The crowd was huge, its constituent parts people of all climes and countries, of all ranks and stations.
streaming
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From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
theatres
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From this reading The people, streaming out of the theatres, poured into Piccadilly Circus.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
traffic
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
unaccustomed
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From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN PICCADILLY It was past eleven.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night was fine, so that those on foot were disposed to take their time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the unaccustomed eye the confusion was bewildering; omnibuses rolled heavily in every direction; hansom cabs made efforts to break through what, to the eyes of their sanguine drivers, seemed breaks in the line of traffic; carriages filled with persons in evening-dress made such haste as they could.
