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A Second Coming
A Second Coming

Chapter XVI

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IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.
With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.
The house itself was besieged.
It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.
An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Second Coming

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.
Line 2
With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.
Line 3
The house itself was besieged.
Line 4
It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.
Line 5
An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The house itself was besieged.”

MORNING noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

All

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From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

authoritative

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From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

authorities

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From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

besieged

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From this reading The house itself was besieged.

concerned

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From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

day

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From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

difficulty

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

enable

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

endeavoured

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From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

front

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

house

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From this reading The house itself was besieged.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

increased

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From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

inmates

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From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The house itself was besieged.

keep

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

MORNINGnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

night

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From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

numbers

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From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

official

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From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

out

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

pass

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

people

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From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

persons

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

police

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

represent

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From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

return

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From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

space

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

street

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From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

sufficient

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From this reading It was with difficulty that the police could keep a sufficient open space in front to enable persons to pass in and out.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

view

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From this reading An official endeavoured to represent to the inmates the authoritative point of view.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The house itself was besieged.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the return of day their numbers so increased that the authorities began to be concerned.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading IN THE MORNING All through the night people remained in the street without.