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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 sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
activities
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
astonishing
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
away
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
back
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
businesslike
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From this reading The sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
care
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
comfort
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
demanded
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
determination
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
doing
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
England
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
events
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
evolved
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
feet
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
girls
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From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
going
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
homes
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From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
houses
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
immense
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
informality
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From this reading The sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
London
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From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
Lovely
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From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
Many
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
marched
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
marching
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
mingled
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From this reading The sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
more
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
music
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
new
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
offices
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
others
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
out
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From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
peace
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From this reading The sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
power
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
preparations
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From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
quarter
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From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
revealing
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
see
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
sexes
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From this reading The sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
shops
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
soldiers
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
swarm
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
times
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
unknown
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From this reading The sexes mingled with a businesslike informality unknown in times of peace.
warehouses
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lovely girls went in and out of their homes, and from one quarter of London to another without question.
Women
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
work
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From this reading Women were doing astonishing work and revealing astonishing power and determination.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many of the new activities were preparations for the comfort and care of soldiers who were going away, and for those who would come back and would need more care than the others.
youth
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From this reading And still youth marched away, and England seemed to swarm with soldiers and, at times, to hear and see nothing but marching music and marching feet, though life went on in houses, shops, warehouses and offices, and new and immense activities evolved as events demanded them.
