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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 From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
barges
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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
black
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
blackness
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
blue-clad
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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
broad
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
buildings
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
bulk
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
Business
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
cases
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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
city
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
crossed
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
entered
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
glitter
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
impression
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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
lights
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
manned
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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
manufactures
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
men
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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
North
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
overarched
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
platforms
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
presently
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
Quarter
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
receding
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
remote
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
river
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
roads
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
sea
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
seaward
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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
starred
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
string
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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
swift
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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
Thames
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
twice
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
vanishing
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
very
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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
viaduct
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
vivid
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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
water
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
way
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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
ways
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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
wrinkled
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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
