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19th
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
20th
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
all
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
apparitions
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
best
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
bodies
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
braving
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
buildings
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
caused
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
City
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
civilians
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From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
clear
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
criminals
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
crushed
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
dark
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
days
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
Devastation
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
down
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
empty
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
en
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
escape
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
fatten
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
gathering
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
go
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
history
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
hurt
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
ill
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
jail
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
law
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From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
lay
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From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
littered
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
Lower
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
lurking
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
Manhattan
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
martial
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From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
masse
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
mid-Manhattan
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
most
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
nearly
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
New
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
night
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
now
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
opportunity
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
panics
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
patrolled
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
police
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
previous
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From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
property
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
protecting
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
prowled
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
recorded
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
seeking
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
shell
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
silent
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
Soldiers
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
strangest
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
streets
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From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
strewn
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From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
structures
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
terror
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
there
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
trampled
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
trapped
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
trying
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From this reading Soldiers and police patrolled as best they could all of Manhattan, trying to clear the streets of the crushed and trampled bodies; seeking in the deserted buildings those who might still be there, trapped or ill, or hurt so that they could not escape; protecting property from the criminals who en masse had broken jail and were lurking here.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
unknown
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From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The panics caused by the gathering apparitions of the previous days were nearly over now.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lower and mid-Manhattan were an empty shell of deserted structures, and silent, littered streets, which at night were dark, and through which criminals prowled, braving the unknown terror to fatten upon this opportunity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The city was under martial law, most of it deserted by civilians, save for the dead who still lay strewn on the streets.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
York
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From this reading _The Devastation of New York_ That night of May 19th and 20th in New York City will go down in history as the strangest, most terrible ever recorded.
