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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 Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
arsenal
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
Asano
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
became
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From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
besieged
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
blue
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
committee
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
continuous
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From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
cries
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From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
crowd
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
direction
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
employments
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
everywhere
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
excitement
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
fled
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
gathering
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
Government
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From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
Graham
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
hated
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
House
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
hurried
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
hurrying
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
Labour
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
Many
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From this reading Many of the shouts were unintelligible.
men
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
middle
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
near
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From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
opposite
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
path
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
people
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
place
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
Police
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
precipitately
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
pursued
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
quarter
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From this reading The cries of “To your Wards!” became at last a continuous shouting as they drew near the Government quarter.
revolutionary
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
rising
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
ruins
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
saw
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From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
shouting
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
shouts
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From this reading Many of the shouts were unintelligible.
staircases
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
swift
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Asano and Graham hurried along to the ruins about the Council House, they saw everywhere the excitement of the people rising.
uniform
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
unintelligible
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From this reading Many of the shouts were unintelligible.
unknown
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
up
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
Wards
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From this reading “To your Wards To your Wards!”
way
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
women
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
yellow
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From this reading Everywhere men and women in blue were hurrying from unknown subterranean employments, up the staircases of the middle path--at one place Graham saw an arsenal of the revolutionary committee besieged by a crowd of shouting men, at another a couple of men in the hated yellow uniform of the Labour Police, pursued by a gathering crowd, fled precipitately along the swift way that went in the opposite direction.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To your Wards To your Wards!”
