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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 Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
Artillery
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From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
breathlessly
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From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
carriage
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
caught
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From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
Chemical
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From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
CORNER
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER.
Cornish
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
dunes
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
English
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From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
fire
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From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
fire-engines
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From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
heureux
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
hurrying
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From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
ils
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
inquiries
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From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is,” he answered breathlessly, to their inquiries--“it is the English Chemical Works on the dunes, which have caught fire.
known
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
Les
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
malgamite
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
met
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
Mr
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
ne
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
New
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
pas
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
policeman
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
quitted
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
rient
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
Road
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
ROUND
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
Scheveningen
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
sourient
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From this reading “Les heureux ne rient pas; ils sourient.”
Station
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From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
telegraph
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From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
useless
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From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
Wade
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
walking
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am hurrying to the Artillery Station to telegraph for the fire-engines; but it will be useless.
works
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From this reading Soon after Mr. Wade and Cornish had quitted their carriage, on that which is known as the New Scheveningen Road, and were walking across the dunes to the malgamite works, they met a policeman running towards them.
