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able
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
all
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
almost
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
angel
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
away
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
awful
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
became
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
bore
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
breath
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
bury
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
Business
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From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
city
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From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
coffin-makers
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From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
cross
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
daily
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
destroying
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
drivers
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From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
end
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From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
fatal
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
fiery
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
forth
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
gone
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
grass
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
grew
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
house
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
inscription
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
kindled
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
kinds
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From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
lazar-house
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
living
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
London
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From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
Lord
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
mercy
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
mighty
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
ominous
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
other
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
pest-cart
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From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
pestilence
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From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
plague
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From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
raged
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From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
red
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
shut
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
streets
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
swept
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The plague raged in the city of London.
Thousands
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From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
up
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Business of all kinds was at an end, except that of the coffin-makers and drivers of the pest-cart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thousands were swept away daily; grass grew in the streets, and the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
Whole
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From this reading Whole streets were shut up, and almost every other house in the city bore the fatal red cross, and the ominous inscription, “Lord have mercy on us”.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The destroying angel had gone forth, and kindled with its fiery breath the awful pestilence, until all London became one mighty lazar-house.
