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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 HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
arm
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From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
arms
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
avenue
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
became
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
carbines
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
cope
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
DESPERATE
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From this reading DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Dilkes
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
discovered
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
eager
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
entrance
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From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
fact
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
factory
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
FIGHTING
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From this reading DESPERATE FIGHTING.
force
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
forced
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From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
happened
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
headquarters
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
hundred
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
incurred
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
Inspector
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
joined
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
learned
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
men
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
Merwyn
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
military
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
mob
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
peril
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
police
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
reached
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
rested
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
rioters
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
Second
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
several
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
stored
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
swarmed
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From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
then
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Therefore they swarmed thither, forced an entrance, and began to arm themselves and their comrades.
thousand
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
two
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From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
well
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From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HAVING again reached police headquarters, Merwyn rested but a short time and then joined a force of two hundred men under Inspector Dilkes, and returned to the same avenue in which he had already incurred such peril.
wire
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From this reading It so happened that several thousand carbines were stored in a wire factory in Second Avenue, and the rioters had learned the fact.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mob, having discovered that it must cope with the military as well as the police, became eager to obtain arms.
