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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 With a precursory sound of hurried breath and hurried feet, Mr Pancks rushed into Arthur Clennam’s Counting-house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Unopened letters and unsorted papers lay strewn about the desk.
admired
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Arthur
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The usual diligence and order of the Counting-house at the Works were overthrown.
Bank
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blown
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boats
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breath
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brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
burning
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bursting
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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Clennam's
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clinging
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Counting-house
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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deep
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desk
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diligence
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down
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drowning
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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feet
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fire
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fleet
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floating
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friends
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going
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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guns
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
hulls
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hurried
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Inquest
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From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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lay
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letter
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letters
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magazines
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men
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midst
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minute
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model
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Mr
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neighbours
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a precursory sound of hurried breath and hurried feet, Mr Pancks rushed into Arthur Clennam’s Counting-house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The usual diligence and order of the Counting-house at the Works were overthrown.
other
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From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
overthrown
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From this reading The usual diligence and order of the Counting-house at the Works were overthrown.
Pancks
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papers
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From this reading Unopened letters and unsorted papers lay strewn about the desk.
pieces
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piratical
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precursory
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public
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rates
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ruin
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rushed
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self-exploded
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sharks
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shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ships
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sizes
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smoke
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sound
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spars
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spent
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straw
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strewn
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From this reading Unopened letters and unsorted papers lay strewn about the desk.
structures
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swimmers
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taken
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tearing
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
turned
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Unopened
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From this reading Unopened letters and unsorted papers lay strewn about the desk.
unseaworthy
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unsorted
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up
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usual
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vast
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Inquest was over, the letter was public, the Bank was broken, the other model structures of straw had taken fire and were turned to smoke.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a precursory sound of hurried breath and hurried feet, Mr Pancks rushed into Arthur Clennam’s Counting-house.
Works
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