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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 He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
Amber
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
arrival
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
augmented
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
believed
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
crowd
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
darkness
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From this reading And the darkness rendered visual identification impossible.
difficult
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
doubt
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
dragged
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
drawn
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
dully
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
escape
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
evidently
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
felt
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
find
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
get
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
guide
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
hand
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
identification
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From this reading And the darkness rendered visual identification impossible.
impossible
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From this reading And the darkness rendered visual identification impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
instant
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
KHANDAWAR
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
knot
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
Labertouche's
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
led
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
less
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
likewise
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
MAHARANA
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
matter
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
milling
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
minutes
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
mob
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
more
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
numbers
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
Others
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
out
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
outskirts
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
permitted
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
police
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
reeking
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
rendered
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From this reading And the darkness rendered visual identification impossible.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
sight
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
somehow
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the darkness rendered visual identification impossible.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
trouble
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
troubled
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
two
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
urgent
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
visual
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From this reading And the darkness rendered visual identification impossible.
voice
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
wake
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
well
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From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAHARANA OF KHANDAWAR Both hand and voice might well have been Labertouche's; Amber believed they were.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
wished
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From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Others, likewise, evidently wished to get out of sight before the arrival of the police, and in the wake of a little knot of these Amber felt himself drawn along until, within less than two minutes, they were on the outskirts of the crowd.
worm
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From this reading He had thought, dully, to find it a difficult matter to worm through and escape, but somehow his guide seemed to have little trouble.
yielded
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From this reading No shadow of doubt troubled him as he yielded to the urgent hand, and permitted himself to be dragged, more than led, through the reeking, milling mob, whose numbers seemed each instant augmented.
