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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 They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
actual
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
allowed
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
aware
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From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
band
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
bonnets
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
boys
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
case
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
crowd
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
described
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
en
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From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
escorted
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
escorts
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
fact
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
fashion
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
functions
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From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
get
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
girls
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
got
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
hats
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
hedges
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
inhabitants
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From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
inundated
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
latter
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
line
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
London
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
many
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
masse
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From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
meets
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From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
Men
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
miles
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
more
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
much
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
notion
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From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
only
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
out
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From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
owing
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
place
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
popular
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From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
rabble
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
regimental
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
station
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
streets
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
town
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
turned
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From this reading The inhabitants seemed to have turned out _en masse_.
twenty
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From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
way
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From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was aware that meets were popular functions, but I had no notion they were so popular as this.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It may be owing to the fact that we are only about twenty miles from town, but the place is inundated by what can only be described as an actual rabble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They escorted us from the station much in the fashion in which a crowd escorts a regimental band through the streets of London, only they got in our way much more than the crowd is ever allowed to get in the way of the band.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
women
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From this reading Men and boys, and even women and girls, line the hedges, many of them without hats, or, in the case of the latter, bonnets.
