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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 As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after, almost on the heels of the first, came another alarm with its attendant clangings, its cries of ‘Fire!’ its chatterings and conjectures, its rushing of small boys in all directions, its tread of hurrying policemen, its hasty flinging up of windows and grouping of heads therein.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
alarm
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
all
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
almost
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
attendant
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away
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
bells
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blaze
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
blessèd
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
boys
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
came
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chatterings
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Child
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
children's
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
Christmas
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
clangings
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conjectures
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cries
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David's
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
day
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
direction
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
directions
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distance
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
Edith
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
ever-blessèd
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
far
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
fire
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after, almost on the heels of the first, came another alarm with its attendant clangings, its cries of ‘Fire!’ its chatterings and conjectures, its rushing of small boys in all directions, its tread of hurrying policemen, its hasty flinging up of windows and grouping of heads therein.
flinging
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floated
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
followed
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
Friend
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
going
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
grouping
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hasty
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
heads
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heels
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hurrying
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after, almost on the heels of the first, came another alarm with its attendant clangings, its cries of ‘Fire!’ its chatterings and conjectures, its rushing of small boys in all directions, its tread of hurrying policemen, its hasty flinging up of windows and grouping of heads therein.
jangle
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
Jesus
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
lend
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
light
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
line
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Lone
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
lovely
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loving
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
Mary's
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
mild
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
Mountain
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
patrol
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
policemen
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red
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
rumble
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rushing
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saw
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
sky
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
small
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
Son
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
Soon
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sounded
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
therein
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
town
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From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
tread
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up
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
voices
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From this reading Let us all our voices lend, For he was the children’s Friend, He so lovely, He so mild, Jesus, blessèd Christmas Child!’
wagons
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From this reading As the last line of the chorus floated through the open windows, an alarm of fire sounded, followed by a jangle of bells and a rumble of patrol wagons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘He was born upon this day In David’s town so far away, He the good and loving One, Mary’s ever-blessèd Son.
west
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
window
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From this reading On going to the west window, Edith saw a blaze of red light against the sky, far in the distance, in the direction of Lone Mountain.
windows
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon after, almost on the heels of the first, came another alarm with its attendant clangings, its cries of ‘Fire!’ its chatterings and conjectures, its rushing of small boys in all directions, its tread of hurrying policemen, its hasty flinging up of windows and grouping of heads therein.
