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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 He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
arms
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
bare
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
came
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
city
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
concave
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
congested
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
DARKNESS
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
down
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
dropped
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
electric
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
gallery
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
globes
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
guards
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From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
hall
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
heads
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
hid
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
huge
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
light
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
longer
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
marching
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
mass
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
moving
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
overhanging
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
people
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
perspective
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
platforms
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
pouring
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
receded
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
receding
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
shouting
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
streets
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
swarming
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
Tramp
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From this reading Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp.
tramped
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From this reading Before him and behind him tramped his guards.
tramping
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
traversed
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From this reading He was marching along a gallery overhanging one of the great streets of the moving platforms that traversed the city.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
view
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
vista
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS He was no longer in the hall.
waving
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
ways
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
whole
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From this reading The whole concave of the moving ways below was a congested mass of people marching, tramping to the left, shouting, waving hands and arms, pouring along a huge vista, shouting as they came into view, shouting as they passed, shouting as they receded, until the globes of electric light receding in perspective dropped down it seemed and hid the swarming bare heads.
