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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 The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
abundantly
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
Arrowhead
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
busy
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From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
came
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
care
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
Communications
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
degree
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
enjoying
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
examining
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From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
extraordinary
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
figure-head
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From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
flourished
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
fostering
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
Institute
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
known
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
most
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
neighborhood
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
new
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
Pansophian
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
papers
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From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
President
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From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
rector
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From this reading The rector was a good figure-head as President, but the Secretary was the life of the Society.
season
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
Secretary
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
Society
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From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
some
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
sources
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
successful
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Pansophian Society flourished to an extraordinary degree under the fostering care of the new Secretary.
University
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
unknown
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From this reading Communications came in abundantly: some from the village and its neighborhood, some from the University and the Institute, some from distant and unknown sources.
very
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From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
Village
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From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this time Arrowhead Village was enjoying the most successful season it had ever known.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
work
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From this reading The new Secretary was very busy with the work of examining these papers.
