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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 Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
accustomed
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From this reading He was accustomed to the roar of battle.
all
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
assault
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From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
Avenue
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
battle
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From this reading He was accustomed to the roar of battle.
beating
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From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
blackness
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
burst
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
came
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
cannon
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
city
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
clouds
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
directions
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
down
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
ears
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From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
elements
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From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
fallen
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
flashes
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
fury
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
heard
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From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
man
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From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
mighty
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
night
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
out
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
Pedestrians
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
picked
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
Plaza
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
rain
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
raindrops
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From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
rent
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
roar
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
savage
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From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
saw
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From this reading The man in the taxi neither saw nor heard the savage assault of the elements.
scurried
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
seeking
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
shelter
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
skies
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
storm
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
taxi
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
terrifying
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
Thorpe
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
thousand
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From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was accustomed to the roar of battle.
up
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
used
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From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
way
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From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The storm burst in all its fury when Thorpe was half way down the Avenue in the taxi he had picked up at the Plaza.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pedestrians scurried in all directions, seeking shelter from the wind and rain; the blackness of night had fallen upon the city; the mighty roar of a thousand cannon came out of the clouds; terrifying flashes rent the skies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
worse
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From this reading He was used to thinking with something worse than thunder in his ears, and something worse than raindrops beating about him.
