(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 All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
in addition
From this reading Also in London there was to be found the Government, the Government that had betrayed them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
Barnet
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From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The conception of the march had been wild, the execution was lamentable.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading Also in London there was to be found the Government, the Government that had betrayed them.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
cleareradjectiveUS /ˈklɪrər/
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
colliersnounUS /ˈkɑːljərz/
plural of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading The conception of the march had been wild, the execution was lamentable.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading The conception of the march had been wild, the execution was lamentable.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
set up or found
From this reading Also in London there was to be found the Government, the Government that had betrayed them.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Also in London there was to be found the Government, the Government that had betrayed them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
lamentableadjectiveUS /ləˈmentəbəl/
bad; unfortunate
From this reading The conception of the march had been wild, the execution was lamentable.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
march in a procession
From this reading The conception of the march had been wild, the execution was lamentable.
Midlanders
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From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
Monmouth
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From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
not any; not one
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
starvingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Also in London there was to be found the Government, the Government that had betrayed them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Also in London there was to be found the Government, the Government that had betrayed them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
in the direction of
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE MUSIC AND THE DANCE Along the great west road, ten thousand Monmouth colliers were streaming towards London, in every stage of famine and discomfort.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
at the time that
From this reading What they intended to do when they reached the Capital they had no clearer idea than had the fifteen thousand Midlanders at Barnet.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The conception of the march had been wild, the execution was lamentable.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading All they knew was that they were starving at home, and they could be no worse off in London.
