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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
abandoned
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From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
barns
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From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
besieged
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
built
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
bulwarks
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
came
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
cars
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From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
city
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
committee
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
crews
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From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
days
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
delivered
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
delivery
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From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
Ecclesiastes
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
employers
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
few
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
general
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
held
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
interval
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
IX
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
joint
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
king
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
later
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
Laundry
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From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
Man
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
men
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
mid-day
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
Now
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
o'clock
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
occurred
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
others
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From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
protracted
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
public
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
representing
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
result
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
sitting
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
Some
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From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
street
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From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
strike
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
There
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
throes
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
tie-up
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the street cars had been returned to the barns, but others stood in the street where the crews had deserted them.
two
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From this reading The general strike occurred two days later, at mid-day.
wagons
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From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Laundry and delivery wagons were abandoned where they stood.
wisdom
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
Wise
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From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was a little city, and few men within it; And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, And built great bulwarks against it; Now there was found in it a Poor Wise Man, And he by his wisdom delivered the city.--Ecclesiastes IX:14, 15.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
workers
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From this reading During the interval a joint committee representing the workers, the employers and the public had held a protracted sitting, but without result, and by one o'clock the city was in the throes of a complete tie-up.
