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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 There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
Alexandra
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
arise
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
back
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
bonheur
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
bounded
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
c'est
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
certain
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
circle
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
circles
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
city
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
clerks
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
covers
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
crater
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
crowd
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
debris
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
dense
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
density
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
deposits
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
diminishing
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
drops
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
erupts
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
evening
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
fall
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
far
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
Finchley
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
five
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
Government
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
hand
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
head
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
hours
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
indeed
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
joyeux
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
junior
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
land
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
Le
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
lie
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
like
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
London
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
men
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
near
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
north
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
né
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
out
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
outer
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
Palace
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
partners
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
rather
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
reaching
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
season
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
seething
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
servants
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
shower
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
showers
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
six
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
small
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
south
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
strata
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
stratum
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
Streatham
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
SUBURBAN
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
suburbs
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
Surbiton
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From this reading An outer circle of head clerks, Government servants, junior partners, covers the land in a stratum reaching as far south as Surbiton, as far north as the Alexandra Palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
There
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
throws
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
ticket
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
tired
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From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
tradespeople
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From this reading The deposits of small clerks and tradespeople fall near at hand in a dense shower, bounded on the north by Finchley, on the south by Streatham.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
volcano
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From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are in the suburbs of London certain strata of men which lie in circles of diminishing density around the great city, like _debris_ around a volcano.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading London indeed erupts every evening between the hours of five and six, and throws out showers of tired men, who lie where they fall--or rather where their season ticket drops them--until morning, when they arise and crowd back again to the seething crater.
être
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From this reading SUBURBAN “Le bonheur c'est être né joyeux.”
