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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 It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
all
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another month passed by.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
armies
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
battle
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
bent
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
buried
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
bursting
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another month passed by.
came
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From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
caught
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
coming
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From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
conflict
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
convulsion
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From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
crash
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
digs
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
echoes
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
faint
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
field
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
financial
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
future
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From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
head
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
idea
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From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
like
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
market
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From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
marshalling
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
Montague
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
month
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From this reading Another month passed by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another month passed by.
peasant
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
rumbled
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
shells
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
some
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
startled
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
stock
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From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
storm
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
There
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From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
times
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From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
wonder
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From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
work
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
world
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From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
