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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 Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
aught
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
case
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From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
climbing
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From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
collecting
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
compensation
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From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
concerning
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
crowd
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
crush
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
defence
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
driven
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
few
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
folk
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From this reading The town was overrun of folk.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
humanity
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
indicted
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
Jim
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
jostle
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
like
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
mob
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
more
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
neglect
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town was overrun of folk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
orderly
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
overrun
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From this reading The town was overrun of folk.
own
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
procession
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
remark
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
sage
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
sequential
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
some
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
speaking
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From this reading The sage Jim was speaking to his own defence, being indicted for some neglect of me.
stepped
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From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
tangle
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From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The town was overrun of folk.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim was driven to remark concerning the collecting tangle of humanity, and the crush and crowd and jostle of it.
town
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From this reading The town was overrun of folk.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a climbing case of everybody under foot--everybody stepped on one, and, in compensation, one stepped on everybody.
violence
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
weeks
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From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those next few weeks went by in a tumbling procession that was more like mob violence than aught orderly or sequential.
