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In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war. Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them. Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely. The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other. It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.”
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From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.
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From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
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From this reading It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
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From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
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From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
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From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
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From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
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From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
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From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
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From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
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From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
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From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
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From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
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From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
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From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
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From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
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From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.
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From this reading The gutters ran with the stream of the one, and the heavens reflected the glare of the other.
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From this reading Red was the favourite colour, and blood and fire supplied it freely.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
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From this reading It was a time of solemn awful tragedies.
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From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
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From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Firebrands were abundant, but not more abundant than the hands ready to use them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
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From this reading In the year 1848, Europe was convulsed with civil war.
