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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 When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
affairs
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From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
amazing
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
assembled
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Barnsley
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyone declared the story to be a huge hoax.
Birmingham
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Bolton
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Bradford
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Briggate
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
centres
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Cheapside
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Chester
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
coast
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
commerce
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Corporation
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
crowds
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
dash
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
declared
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From this reading Everyone declared the story to be a huge hoax.
discredited
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
discussed
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
eagerly
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
east
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
evening
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone declared the story to be a huge hoax.
everyone's
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
four
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Halifax
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
hoax
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From this reading Everyone declared the story to be a huge hoax.
Huddersfield
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
huge
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From this reading Everyone declared the story to be a huge hoax.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
intelligence
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
invasion
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
Lancashire
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
land
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From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
later
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Leeds
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
Liverpool
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Manchester
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Market
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
news
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
NORTH
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From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
o'clock
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
once
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
other
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
panic
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
people
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
places
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
principal
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
promenaded
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
reached
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
received
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
reports
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Rochdale
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
rumour
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
SITUATION
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From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
state
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From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
story
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From this reading Everyone declared the story to be a huge hoax.
Street
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
streets
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Sunday
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From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
thoroughfares
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
turn
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From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SITUATION IN THE NORTH Meanwhile let us turn to the state of affairs on land.
utter
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first news, which reached Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, and the other great centres of commerce, about four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, was at once discredited.
Wigan
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
wild
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
worship
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From this reading As the people assembled in the places of worship that evening, the amazing rumour was eagerly discussed; and later on, when the Sunday evening crowds promenaded the principal thoroughfares--Briggate in Leeds, Market Street in Manchester, Corporation Street in Birmingham, Cheapside in Barnsley, and the principal streets of Chester, Liverpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Bolton, and Wigan--wild reports of the dash upon our east coast were upon everyone’s tongue.
Yorkshire
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From this reading When the intelligence of the invasion was received, Lancashire and Yorkshire were in a state of utter panic.
