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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 They were in a barbarous world.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
all
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
apathetic
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
back
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
barbarous
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From this reading They were in a barbarous world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
belief
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
cooler
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
Deventer
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
earth
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
example
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
find
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
heads
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
home
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
honor
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in a barbarous world.
inevitable
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
IX
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From this reading IX.
match
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
modern
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
necessity
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
others
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
people
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
pledged
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
promises
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
return
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
runaway
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
safely
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
showered
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
single
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
skyscraper
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
sulfurnounUS /ˈsʌl.fər/
A yellow nonmetallic element with a pungent odor.
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
There
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in a barbarous world.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
thundered
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
times
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
trying
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
turn
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
ultimately
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
Van
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
waken
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
way
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From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in a barbarous world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
whole
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From this reading There was not, for example, a single sulfur match on the whole earth except those in the runaway skyscraper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
work
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From this reading Arthur and Van Deventer, in turn with the others of the cooler heads, thundered at the apathetic people, trying to waken them to the necessity for work.
world
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From this reading They were in a barbarous world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They showered promises of inevitable return to modern times, they pledged their honor to the belief that a way would ultimately be found by which they would all yet find themselves safely back home again.
