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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 midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
affright
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
all
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From this reading War with France!" re-echoed throughout all Germany.
Alps
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
awakened
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
back
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
blazed
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
came
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
carefully
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
changing
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
cloud
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
cry
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deep
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
dreamy
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
flash
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
followed
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
forever
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
France
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From this reading War with France!" re-echoed throughout all Germany.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
Germans
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
Germany
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From this reading War with France!" re-echoed throughout all Germany.
heavy
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
homes
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
July
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
laid
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
land
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
lay
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
lightning
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
like
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
made
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
many
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
men
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
midsummer
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
month
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
parting
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
peaceful
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
plans
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
re-echoed
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From this reading War with France!" re-echoed throughout all Germany.
repose
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
Rhine
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
sea
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
sleep
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
South
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
tearing
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
there
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading War with France!" re-echoed throughout all Germany.
thunder-roar
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
unearthly
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
war
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
warm
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
west
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From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading From the Rhine to the sea and back again to the Alps, there blazed an unearthly lightning flash followed by distant thunder-roar, and from the west the heavy war cloud descended upon the land; while the cry of "War!
whirlwind
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From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It came like a whirlwind upon the South Germans,--tearing men from their homes, changing plans so carefully laid, and parting many who made them, forever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading War with France!" re-echoed throughout all Germany.
world
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From this reading It was midsummer in the warm and pleasant month of July, when the world, which lay in such dreamy, peaceful repose, was suddenly awakened in affright as from a deep sleep.
