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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 Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
artillery
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
away
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
belching
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
buildings
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
bursting
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
cases
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
centre
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
chimney
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Church
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
College
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
Court
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
DEATH
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
debris
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
fallen
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fiery
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
filled
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
forth
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
Foundling
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
fronts
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
furnace
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
furniture
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
German
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
glass
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
Gower
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
Hampstead
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
heap
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
heavy
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
Hospital
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
Hour
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
houses
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
indeed
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London
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
many
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
Maple's
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
masonry
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
offices
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
out
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
Pancras
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
pane
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
Parcel
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
paving
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
Post
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
pots
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
pounded
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
quiet
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
RAIN
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
revealing
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
Road
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
roadway
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
ruins
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
severely
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
shattered
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
shells
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
Shoolbred's
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
shops
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
smashed
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
some
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
squares
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
St
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
steps
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
stone
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
stones
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
Street
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
Streets
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
suffered
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
telegraph
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
tiles
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
torn
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
Tottenham
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From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
University
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
vengeance
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
veritable
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
well
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From this reading Hour after hour they pounded away, until St. Pancras Church was a heap of ruins, and the Foundling Hospital a veritable furnace, as well as the Parcel Post offices and the University College in Gower Street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Hampstead Road many of the shops were shattered, and in Tottenham Court Road both Maple’s and Shoolbred’s suffered severely, for shells bursting in the centre of the roadway had smashed every pane of glass in the fronts of both buildings.
whole
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From this reading THE RAIN OF DEATH Through the whole afternoon the heavy German artillery roared, belching forth their fiery vengeance upon London.
wires
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From this reading Streets were, indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, debris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
yawning
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From this reading The quiet squares of Bloomsbury were, in some cases, great yawning ruins--houses with their fronts torn out revealing the shattered furniture within.
