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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 After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
all
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then for days we hoped for more news as good as this or better.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
awful
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
awhile
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
back
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
better
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From this reading Then for days we hoped for more news as good as this or better.
came
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
certain
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
days
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From this reading Then for days we hoped for more news as good as this or better.
doom
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
events
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
expectation
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
exultation
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
fell
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
felt
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
fields
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
flood
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
French
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
German
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
glad
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has Von Kluck been surrounded?
hoped
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From this reading Then for days we hoped for more news as good as this or better.
horror
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
host
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
incredible
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
Kluck
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From this reading Has Von Kluck been surrounded?
like
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
more
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
morning's
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
Namur
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
near
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
news
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
once
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then for days we hoped for more news as good as this or better.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
Paris
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
safe
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
sense
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
surrounded
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From this reading Has Von Kluck been surrounded?
swelled
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
Then
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
There
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
thrill
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
thrills
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
tide
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
turned
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
turning
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
two
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
very
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
Von
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From this reading Has Von Kluck been surrounded?
walls
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
war
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From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were thrills at the beginning of the war; the thrill of horror and of a doom that seemed at once incredible and certain; this was when Namur fell and the German host swelled like a flood over the French fields, and drew very near to the walls of Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
world
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From this reading Then we felt the thrill of exultation when the good news came that the awful tide had been turned back, that Paris and the world were safe; for awhile at all events.
years
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From this reading After two years we are turning once more to the morning’s news with a sense of appetite and glad expectation.
