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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 Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
a-crawl
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
abysses
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
Bleecker
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
bridged
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
children
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
crater
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
curiosity
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
decided
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From this reading They decided simultaneously to go visit the scene of the ruins.
disaster
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
dwelt
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
far
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
fell
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
find
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
fuming
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
generally
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
go
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From this reading They decided simultaneously to go visit the scene of the ruins.
ground
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
hasteners
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
heaps
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
hour
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
Houston
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
hurrying
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
kept
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
love
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
Many
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
men
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
night
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
Now
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
only
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
opening
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
out
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
People
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
persons
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
prey
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
refuse
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
ruins
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From this reading They decided simultaneously to go visit the scene of the ruins.
scene
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From this reading They decided simultaneously to go visit the scene of the ruins.
set
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
shops
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
simultaneously
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From this reading They decided simultaneously to go visit the scene of the ruins.
slept
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
solid
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
Street
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
streets
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
unaware
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From this reading People who dwelt as far out as Bleecker or Houston Street had been generally unaware of the disaster.
union
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From this reading Now that love had bridged another of the abysses that kept opening in the solid ground of their union, they fell a prey to curiosity.
usual
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From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
visit
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From this reading They decided simultaneously to go visit the scene of the ruins.
volcano
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many of the hasteners were persons who had slept through the night and set out to open their shops at the usual hour, only to find them fuming heaps of refuse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
women
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From this reading The streets were a-crawl with men, women, and children hurrying to the crater of the volcano.
