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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
also
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From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
announcing
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
approaching
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From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
arms
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
clubs
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
coming
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
company
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
crossed
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
demanding
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
disorder
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From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
exuberant
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
faced
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
fellow-workers
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
forefront
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
heard
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From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
Inflamed
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
justice
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
leading
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
Lieutenant
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
liquor
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
marchers
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
McCormack
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
men
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
message
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
mob
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
ominous
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From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
plaza
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
procession
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
proletariat
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
ranks
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
reading
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From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
reckless
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
recognition
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
rule
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
seized
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
shouting
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
showing
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
sight
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
singing
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
sound
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From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
south
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
spirit
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From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
street
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They also had heard the ominous sound of approaching disorder.
up
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From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already the forefront of the procession was in sight on the street leading up from the south.
waving
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From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men were singing, shouting, waving clubs, demanding justice for their fellow-workers, and the recognition of the rule of the proletariat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lieutenant McCormack, after reading the message announcing the coming of the mob, crossed the plaza and faced his company, he found his men already in ranks and standing at “order arms.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inflamed with the liquor which they had seized in the course of their journey, the exuberant and reckless spirit of the marchers was showing itself.
