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amazed
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From this reading London was amazed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
appalling
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
ARMING
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From this reading ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
awestricken
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bewildered, the people could not believe it.
BewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bewildered, the people could not believe it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
catastrophe
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
clamouring
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bewildered, the people could not believe it.
crowded
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
dawn
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
Day
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
flashed
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
further
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
individually
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
invasion
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bewildered, the people could not believe it.
London
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From this reading London was amazed.
loudly
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
millions
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news
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
newspaper
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
north
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bewildered, the people could not believe it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
offices
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
Only
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
overwhelming
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
paralysed
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
people
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From this reading Bewildered, the people could not believe it.
provinces
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
slowly
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
south
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
startling
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
suddenness
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From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
telegraph
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
then
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
threatened
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
truth
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
vivid
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From this reading Only slowly did the vivid and terrible truth dawn individually upon the millions north and south, and then, during the Day of Rest, they crowded to the newspaper and telegraph offices, loudly clamouring for further details of the overwhelming catastrophe that threatened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London was amazed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The provinces were awestricken, paralysed by the startling suddenness with which the appalling news of the invasion had been flashed to them.
