fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading SHRAPNEL AND THE CHARM "Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHRAPNEL AND THE CHARM "Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
in or near a particular place or position
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BakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
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showing who or what does the action
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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Cartwright's
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attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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Ellerton
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From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
Howel-Jones
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From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
JunctionnounUS /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
held dear
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MetropolitanadjectiveUS /ˌmetrəˈpɑːlətən/
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
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used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
a form of address for a married woman
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Olwen
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
an organization to gain political power
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading SHRAPNEL AND THE CHARM "Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"
established beyond doubt
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
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past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
SHRAPNELnounUS /ˈʃræpnəl/
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
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past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHRAPNEL AND THE CHARM "Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
from one end or side of something to the other
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an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SHRAPNEL AND THE CHARM "Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading SHRAPNEL AND THE CHARM "Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"
create by training and teaching
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
WembleynounUS /ˈwembli/
a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium
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used to ask for information about something
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at the time that
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which person or people
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Willesden
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From this reading This hope proved to be vain before their train reached Willesden Junction.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Olwen Howel-Jones and young Ellerton had imagined that by taking "the Metropolitan" from Baker Street Station they might arrive at Wembley Park before the raid started in earnest.
