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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 Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
abroad
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
alleys
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
always
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
approached
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
back
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
bitter
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
boy
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
Bridge
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
chill
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
clear
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
down
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
fast
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
filled
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
frame
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
gentle
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
greatness
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
grief
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
grim
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
grip
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
heart
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
Hendon
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
keeping
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
King
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
King's
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
lanes
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
learned
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
London
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
loss
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
Miles
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
mob
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
multitude
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
news
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
once
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
others
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
ploughed
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
prince
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
Prince's
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
realised
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
river
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
sent
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
shudder
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
soon
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From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
terror
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
then
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
thousand
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
tidings
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
tremendous
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
tyrant
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From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
unobstructed
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
voices
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From this reading The tremendous news was already abroad, and the boy learned it from a thousand voices at once--"The King is dead!"
waif
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From this reading The tidings struck a chill to the heart of the poor little waif, and sent a shudder through his frame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
way
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He realised the greatness of his loss, and was filled with a bitter grief; for the grim tyrant who had been such a terror to others had always been gentle with him.
wrist
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From this reading Their way was unobstructed until they approached London Bridge; then they ploughed into the multitude again, Hendon keeping a fast grip upon the Prince's --no, the King's--wrist.
