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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 The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
advanced
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
arms
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
babes
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
back
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
cab
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
capital
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
carriage
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
children
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
circumstances
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
coach
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
composed
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
DOLOROUS
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From this reading THE DOLOROUS WAY.
dragged
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
escort
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
Family
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From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
filled
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
gait
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
human
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
King
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
ladies
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
lifting
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
like
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
men
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
mostly
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
move
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
other
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
Paris
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From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
probably
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
ranks
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
road
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From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
Royal
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From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
sea
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
see
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
seen
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
slowly
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From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
tender
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOLOROUS WAY.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime the Royal Family continued on the road to Paris.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
up
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
waiting
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From this reading The coach and the cab with the ladies in waiting, seemed in the human sea like a ship with her tender.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They advanced slowly, for the carriage could not move but at the gait of the escort, and that was composed mostly of men on foot.
WAY
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From this reading THE DOLOROUS WAY.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
women
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From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their ranks were filled up with women and children, the women lifting their babes up in their arms to see the King dragged back to the capital: probably they would never have seen him under other circumstances.
