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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 The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
amazement
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
August
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
back
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
bill
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
burden
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
Carlton
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
certain
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
cities
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
contents
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
country
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
days
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
down
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
eagerness
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
earlier
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
early
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
entrance
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
epoch
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
evening
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
evil
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
faces
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
fashionable
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
fear
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
few
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
frontier
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
furtive
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
glances
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
groaning
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
INDISCREET
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
investment
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
just
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
Lavendale
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
Mall
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
murmurs
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
news
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
notice
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
now
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
optimism
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
Pall
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
papers
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
passers-by
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
Petrograd
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
reflection
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
represented
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
Russia
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
sanguine
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
side
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
slowly
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
sombrely-dressed
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
some
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From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
sunny
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
swept
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
there
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
throng
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
tragical
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
TRAVELLER
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
triumphing
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From this reading The glances of the passers-by towards the contents bill of the evening papers had in them a certain furtive eagerness, the fear of evil news triumphing now over the sanguine optimism of earlier days.
two
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
usual
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
walked
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From this reading THE INDISCREET TRAVELLER Lavendale walked slowly down the sunny side of Pall Mall.
warriors
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was early in August, and for the first time he seemed to notice some reflection in the faces of the passers-by of the burden under which the country was groaning.
whole
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
women
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
world
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From this reading It was just at that tragical epoch when Russia, to the amazement of the whole world, was being swept back from her frontier cities, when there were murmurs of an investment of Petrograd.
wounded
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From this reading The usual fashionable little throng about the entrance to the Carlton, was represented by a few sombrely-dressed women and one or two wounded warriors.
