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3
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From this reading Based in material in Ch. 7--"First Clashes of the Wheeled and Footed Sects"--of Vol. 3 of Burger's monumental _History of Traffic_, published by the Foundation for Twenty-Second Century Studies.
7
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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 Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
all
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From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Based in material in Ch. 7--"First Clashes of the Wheeled and Footed Sects"--of Vol. 3 of Burger's monumental _History of Traffic_, published by the Foundation for Twenty-Second Century Studies.
aware
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
bag
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
Based
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bearing
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
beat
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From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
became
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
bell
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
big
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
black
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
bullet-proof
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
Burger's
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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car
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
Century
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Ch
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civil
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Clashes
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crosswalk
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
curb
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From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
devastates
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diving
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
down
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Based in material in Ch. 7--"First Clashes of the Wheeled and Footed Sects"--of Vol. 3 of Burger's monumental _History of Traffic_, published by the Foundation for Twenty-Second Century Studies.
Footed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Foundation
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glass
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
History
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how
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From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Based in material in Ch. 7--"First Clashes of the Wheeled and Footed Sects"--of Vol. 3 of Burger's monumental _History of Traffic_, published by the Foundation for Twenty-Second Century Studies.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
lady
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
like
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
longer
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From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
material
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men
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
misty
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
monumental
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
occupants
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Based in material in Ch. 7--"First Clashes of the Wheeled and Footed Sects"--of Vol. 3 of Burger's monumental _History of Traffic_, published by the Foundation for Twenty-Second Century Studies.
old
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
published
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raggedy
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
saw
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From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
Sects
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seven
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
shopping
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From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
strife
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From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
Studies
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terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
there
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From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
thick
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From this reading Behind the thick bullet-proof glass its seven occupants had a misty look, like men in a diving bell.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She saw there was no longer time to beat the car to either curb.
Traffic
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Twenty-Second
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Vol
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
Wheeled
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The raggedy little old lady with the big shopping bag was in the exact center of the crosswalk when she became aware of the big black car bearing down on her.
world
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From this reading This is how it all began--the terrible civil strife that devastates our world!
