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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 An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
all
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
Baron
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
boulevard
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
bruised
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
brushed
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
casualties
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
centre
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
cluster
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
coolness
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
cynicism
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
dangers
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
decimated
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
devouring
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
dying
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
escaped
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
exerting
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
favored
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
flanks
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
force
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
group
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
hardened
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
incapable
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
kept
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
likely
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
lucky
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
maintained
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
men
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
miracle
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
old
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
other
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
out
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
panic
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
peril
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
precipitated
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
railings
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
rake
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
RESTORATION
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From this reading THE RESTORATION.
Royal
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
scattered
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
skill
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
some
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
soon
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
square
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
Storehouse
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
Taverney
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESTORATION.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
thick
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From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
thousand
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From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An old rake, and hardened in cynicism, he seemed the least likely to be so favored, but he maintained himself in the thick of a cluster by his skill and coolness, while incapable of exerting force against the devouring panic.
trail
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From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His group, bruised against the Royal Storehouse, and brushed along the square railings, left a long trail of dead and dying on both flanks but, though decimated, its centre was kept out of peril.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the thousand casualties were precipitated upon each other, Baron Taverney escaped all the dangers by some miracle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
women
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
yelled
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From this reading As soon as these lucky men and women scattered upon the boulevard, they yelled with glee.
