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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 A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
appalling
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
attitude
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
away
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
back
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE NAYA'S ORDERS.
capture
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
clouds
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
compelled
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
doubt
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From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
dumbfounded
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
effected
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
excitement
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
fierce
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
fight
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
given
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
hostile
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
instantly
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
intention
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From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
like
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
lives
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
magic
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
NAYA'S
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From this reading BY THE NAYA'S ORDERS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
only
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From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
ORDERS
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From this reading BY THE NAYA'S ORDERS.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
palace-gate
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
people
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
populace
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From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
produced
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
released
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
remain
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From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
responded
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
rolled
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
ruins
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
signal
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
smoke
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
soldiers
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
suppressed
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE NAYA'S ORDERS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
then
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From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
throwing
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
using
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
vent
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From this reading The suppressed excitement found vent even before the clouds of choking smoke had rolled away.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A SHORT time only did we remain in doubt as to the intention of the populace.
weapons
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had effected our capture, dumbfounded, first by the appalling explosion, and then by the hostile attitude of the people, released us instantly, being compelled to fight for their lives back towards the smoking ruins of the palace-gate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
yells
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From this reading The signal had been given, and instantly they responded with fierce yells, throwing themselves suddenly upon the soldiers, using weapons that seemed to have been produced like magic.
