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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 Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
abroad
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From this reading Everybody seemed abroad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
agog
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
air
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
all
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
back
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
came
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
England
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
eventful
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody seemed abroad.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading They were too excited still to sleep.
excitement
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
front
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
go
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
got
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
hand
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
hours
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
houses
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
mouth
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
night
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
nurses
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
overnight
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
People
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
pointed
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
raid
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
sea
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody seemed abroad.
sleep
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From this reading They were too excited still to sleep.
snatching
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
Southend
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were too excited still to sleep.
Thames
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
too
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From this reading They were too excited still to sleep.
town
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
trained
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
Two
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
up
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
usual
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
very
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
well
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
well-educated
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
women
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From this reading Two nurses, not very well trained as nurses go nor very well-educated women, were snatching a little sea air upon the front after an eventful night.
work
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From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading People had got up hours before their usual time in order to look at the wrecked houses before they went up to their work in town.
Zeppelin
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From this reading The hand came back to England and pointed to where Southend at the mouth of the Thames was all agog with the excitement of an overnight Zeppelin raid.
