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Chapter VIII
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX. London was at a standstill. Trade was entirely stopped. Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street. Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Trade was entirely stopped.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trade was entirely stopped.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading London was at a standstill.
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From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
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From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading London was at a standstill.
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From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
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From this reading DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX.
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From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Trade was entirely stopped.
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From this reading DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
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From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
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From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX.
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From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
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From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ESSEX.
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From this reading London was at a standstill.
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From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
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From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London was at a standstill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trade was entirely stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shopkeepers feared to open their doors on account of the fierce, hungry mobs parading the street.
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From this reading Trade was entirely stopped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London was at a standstill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Orators were haranguing the crowds in almost every open space.
