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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 But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
absolutely
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
account
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
advanced
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
all
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
any
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
beings
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
belonging
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
bridge
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
carriage
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
carts
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
case
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
choked
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
church
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
citizens
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
coming
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
compelled
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
considerable
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
country
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
crowd
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
end
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
female
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
finally
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
freight
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
gate
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
Ghost
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
hogs
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
Holy
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
Horsemen
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
Hospital
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
human
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
impeded
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
impenetrable
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
journeymen
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
male
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
many
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
marching
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
monks
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
number
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
out
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
pass
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
paying
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
peasant
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
peasants
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
Progress
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
reach
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
regiments
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
Schweinemarkt
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
second
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
slow
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
soldiers
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
sorts
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
space
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
stop
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
There
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From this reading There the crowd between it, the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the church belonging to it seemed absolutely impenetrable.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
toll
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From this reading The gate was on the second bridge, and here the carriage was compelled to stop on account of paying the toll.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
travelling
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
vagrants
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
vans
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
vehicles
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From this reading But it could not have advanced in any case; a considerable number of vehicles and human beings choked the space before and beyond the gate.
very
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From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
wagons
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Progress was very slow, for many peasants and hogs were coming toward them from the Schweinemarkt at their right.
women
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From this reading Horsemen of all sorts, wagons of regiments marching in and out, freight vans and country carts, soldiers, male and female citizens, peasants and peasant women, monks, travelling journeymen, and vagrants impeded their progress, and it required a long time ere the travelling carriage could finally pass the gate and reach the end of the bridge.
