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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 There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
attempt
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From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
board
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
ceased
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
character
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
commenced
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
doubt
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From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
eighty-seven
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
engines
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
expressions
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
few
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
final
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From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
five
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
hours
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From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
hundred
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
land
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From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
liner
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
Lusitania
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
made
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From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
mingled
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
missed
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From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
more
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
motion
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
murmur
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
night
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From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
noticeable
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
passengers
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
perhaps
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
period
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
pronounced
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From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
quietness
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
regret
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
river
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
round
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
saloon
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
several
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From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
steamship
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
swung
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From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
There
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From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
throb
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
tide
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From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had missed the tide, and no attempt was to be made to land passengers that night.
unnatural
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From this reading Already the engines had ceased to throb, the period of unnatural quietness had commenced.
verdict
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From this reading After several hours of doubt, the final verdict had at last been pronounced.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a little murmur of regret amongst the five hundred and eighty-seven saloon passengers on board the steamship Lusitania, mingled, perhaps, with a few expressions of a more violent character.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Slowly, and without noticeable motion, the great liner swung round a little in the river.
