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21st
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
arms
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
BANKS
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
calculate
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
citizens
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
dawned
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
Day
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
days
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
dismally
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
ease
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
enjoying
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
enormous
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
fighting
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
filled
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
fires
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
GERMANS
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
horrors
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
impossible
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
killed
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
laughing
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
London
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
losses
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
many
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
men
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
movement
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
night
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
number
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
obscured
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
past
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
piled
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
raging
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
SACKING
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
September
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
sides
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
sky
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
smoke-pall
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
spent
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From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
Square
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
street
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From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The men were laughing and smoking, enjoying a rest after the last forward movement and the street fighting of that night of horrors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
three
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
Trafalgar
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
troops
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From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over London the sky was still obscured by the smoke-pall, though as the night passed many of the raging fires had spent themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
wet
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From this reading GERMANS SACKING THE BANKS Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trafalgar Square was filled with troops, who had piled arms and were standing at their ease.
wounded
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From this reading The losses on both sides during the past three days had been enormous; of the number of London citizens killed and wounded it was impossible to calculate.
