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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 In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
anxious
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
bent
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
byways
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
clangorous
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
clattered
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
Clerkenwell
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
factories
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
female
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
few
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
Forth
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
gleamed
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
heavily
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
highways
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
hour
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From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
hours
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
knees
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
labour
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
laden
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
leave
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
live
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
main
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
majority
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
male
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
men
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From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
most
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
numbers
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
old
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
omnibus
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
passengers
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
released
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
sat
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
stable-wards
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
streamed
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
tarpaulinsplural nounUS /ˈtɑrpɔlɪnz/
sailors, especially experienced seamen
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
there
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
thoroughfares
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
thronging
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
toilers
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
unyoking
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From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the hour of the unyoking of men.
wend
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From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
wheel-track
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From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Along the main thoroughfares the wheel-track was clangorous; every omnibus that clattered by was heavily laden with passengers; tarpaulins gleamed over the knees of those who sat outside.
workrooms
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From this reading Forth they streamed from factories and workrooms, anxious to make the most of the few hours during which they might live for themselves.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stable-wards.
young
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From this reading In the highways and byways of Clerkenwell there was a thronging of released toilers, of young and old, of male and female.
