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It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him. There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him. As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal. A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it. All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
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From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
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From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
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From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
above and across; more than
From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
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From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
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From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.
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From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
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From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.
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From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.
