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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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atmosphere
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From this reading Coombe talking to his close friend in her few quiet hours at Eaton Square, found a support in the very atmosphere surrounding her.
background
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From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
called
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chaos
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close
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
Coombe
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crash
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creates
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earth
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Eaton
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enough
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falling
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far
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far-off
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few
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foretold
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form
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coombe talking to his close friend in her few quiet hours at Eaton Square, found a support in the very atmosphere surrounding her.
friend
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From this reading Coombe talking to his close friend in her few quiet hours at Eaton Square, found a support in the very atmosphere surrounding her.
gathering
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From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
gloom
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From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
gone
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From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The earth called out of chaos to take form may have produced some such tempestuous crash.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The world at war creates a prehistoric uproar," he said.
heaving
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Coombe talking to his close friend in her few quiet hours at Eaton Square, found a support in the very atmosphere surrounding her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coombe talking to his close friend in her few quiet hours at Eaton Square, found a support in the very atmosphere surrounding her.
hours
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From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The earth called out of chaos to take form may have produced some such tempestuous crash.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
Ominous
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out
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pandemonium
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power
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prehistoric
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From this reading "The world at war creates a prehistoric uproar," he said.
primaeval
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produced
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quiet
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receded
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From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
rising
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said
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some
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sound
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Square
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storm
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The earth called out of chaos to take form may have produced some such tempestuous crash.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
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surged
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surrounding
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swelled
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The earth called out of chaos to take form may have produced some such tempestuous crash.
talking
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tempestuous
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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 It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
tidal
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unearthly
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uproar
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vast
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very
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war
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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 It was as though the rising and falling of some primaeval storm was the background of all thought and life and its pandemonium of sound foretold the far-off heaving of some vast tidal wave, gathering its unearthly power as it swelled.
wave
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waves
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From this reading Ominous hours had come and gone; waves of gloom had surged in and receded, but never receded far enough.
world
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From this reading "The world at war creates a prehistoric uproar," he said.
