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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 Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
Abbey
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
all
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
captured
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
children
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clear
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
Clock
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
Commons
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
continents
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crowds
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down
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
drama
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Duke
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
etherially
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
faces
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fact
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fog
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
frosty
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
guns
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
haze
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
House
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
hurrying
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
James's
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
lamps
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
light
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
London
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Mall
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
moon-touched
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
movements
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
new
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
now
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
out
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
overhead
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
pale
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
Park
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
pavements
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Place
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
position
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
purple
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
Regent
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
rose
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
setting
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
show
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
sitting
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
some
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
St
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
stars
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
steps
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
Street
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
streets
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
swarming
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
there
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From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
three
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
Tower
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
towers
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From this reading The Abbey towers rose out of a purple haze, etherially pale and moon-touched.
unmuffling
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From this reading The House of Commons was sitting, but there was still no light on the Clock Tower, and no unmuffling of the lamps.
vast
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
waiting
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
wandered
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
war
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fog was now all but clear, and there were frosty stars overhead.
Waterloo
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
won
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
world
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From this reading London was waiting, as the world was waiting, for the next step in the vast drama which had three continents for its setting; and meanwhile, save for the added movements in the streets, and a new something in the faces of the crowds hurrying along the pavements, there was nothing to show that all was in fact over, and the war won.
York's
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From this reading He wandered on along Regent Street, and Waterloo Place, down the Duke of York's steps into the Mall, where some captured guns were already in position, with children swarming about them; and so through St. James's Park to the Abbey.
