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Chapter IX · Robbing the Dead

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The roar of the day was long since over.
The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.
Outside, the streets were almost deserted.
An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.
Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Havoc

Chapter IX · Robbing the Dead

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The roar of the day was long since over.
Line 2
The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.
Line 3
Outside, the streets were almost deserted.
Line 4
An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.
Line 5
Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.”

Deserted verb US /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

left a place or vessel without intending to return

From this reading “Outside, the streets were almost deserted.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The roar of the day was long since over.”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Outside, the streets were almost deserted.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The roar of the day was long since over.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “The roar of the day was long since over.”

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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 Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

all

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

almost

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From this reading Outside, the streets were almost deserted.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

away

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

bells

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

blocks

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

cabs

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

ceaseless

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

day

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From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

left a place or vessel without intending to return

From this reading Outside, the streets were almost deserted.

died

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

few

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

flagged

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From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

footsteps

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

glimmered

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

hansom

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

horns

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

larger

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

lights

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

motor-cars

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

occasional

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From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

offices

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Outside, the streets were almost deserted.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

pavement

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From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

rattle

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

roar

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From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

some

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

speedy

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From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

streets

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From this reading Outside, the streets were almost deserted.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

there

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

tinkling

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

tooting

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

tramp

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

vehicles

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From this reading The rattle of vehicles, the tinkling of hansom bells, the tooting of horns from motor-cars and cabs, the ceaseless tramp of footsteps, all had died away.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The roar of the day was long since over.

wayfarer

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From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Outside, the streets were almost deserted.

windows

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From this reading Here and there a few lights glimmered at the windows of some of the larger blocks of offices.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading An occasional wayfarer passed along the flagged pavement with speedy footsteps.