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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 There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
all
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From this reading A tumult of shoutings and blasphemies drowned all coherent speech.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A tumult of shoutings and blasphemies drowned all coherent speech.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
blasphemies
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
cheer
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
coherent
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From this reading A tumult of shoutings and blasphemies drowned all coherent speech.
coward
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
crowd
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From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
day
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
daylight
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
door
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
drowned
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dying
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From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
figure
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
forgot
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From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
full
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
grim
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
hisses
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
Men
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
moment
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
murder
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
muzzle
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
now
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
quake
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
riot
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
shivered
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From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
shoutings
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From this reading A tumult of shoutings and blasphemies drowned all coherent speech.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
six-shooter
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
solitary
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
some
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From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
soul
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
speech
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From this reading A tumult of shoutings and blasphemies drowned all coherent speech.
speechless
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
staring
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
storm
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
struggled
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
then
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
There
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From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
things
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
tremendous
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From this reading It was full day now, and murder and riot by daylight are tremendous things; they make the soul of the coward quake.
tumult
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From this reading A tumult of shoutings and blasphemies drowned all coherent speech.
unmoved
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From this reading Men struggled forward and stopped speechless, staring at the unmoved figure in the door, and the grim muzzle of his six-shooter.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment of silence again, then a solitary cheer amid a storm of hisses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were men here and there in the crowd who shivered, and some never forgot it until their dying day.
