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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 Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
All
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
black
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
buildings
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From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
burning
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
collapsed
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From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
dawn
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From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
department
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From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
disaster
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From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
double
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From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
extent
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From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
fallen
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
flames
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
frantically
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
full
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From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
fuse
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From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
gone
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From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
laboring
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
lathe
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
Luckily
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From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
machine
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
machine-shop
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From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
masonry
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
mass
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
nearest
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From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
night
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
parties
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
piles
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
rescue
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
revealed
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From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
search
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
seen
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
sheds
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
shift
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From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
some
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
there
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From this reading Above the piles of fallen masonry might be seen, here and there, the black mass of some machine or lathe, and it was there the search parties were laboring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
turn
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From this reading Luckily the fuse department had not gone double turn, and the night shift in the machine-shop was not a full one.
Two
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From this reading Two of the long buildings, nearest to the fuse department, had collapsed entirely.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until dawn that the full extent of the disaster was revealed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
wood
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
worked
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
yard
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From this reading All night, by the flames from the sheds in the yard, which were of wood and still burning, rescue parties had worked frantically.
