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“They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again. They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep. Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred. All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness. VII.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ““They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
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From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
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From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
every person
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must have bolted as blindly as a flock of sheep.
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From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VII.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
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From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the road grows narrow and black between the high banks the crowd jammed, and a desperate struggle occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming!” a woman shrieked, and incontinently everyone was turning and pushing at those behind, in order to clear their way to Woking again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that crowd did not escape; three persons at least, two women and a little boy, were crushed and trampled there, and left to die amid the terror and the darkness.
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