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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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altogether
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amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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applause
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He felt that his indictment of this new charitable departure had been scathing and logical.
better
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bishop
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Brooks
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charitable
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Church
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deliberation
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departure
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displeased
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disregarded
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down
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felt
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Gallery
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glanced
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He glanced up and saw that his wife had heard his speech, and he noted with satisfaction the long line of reporters, for whose sake he had spoken with such deliberation and with occasional pauses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heard
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was not altogether displeased to see Brooks himself in the Strangers' Gallery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced up and saw that his wife had heard his speech, and he noted with satisfaction the long line of reporters, for whose sake he had spoken with such deliberation and with occasional pauses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indictment
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line
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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logical
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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mighty
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murmur
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new
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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noted
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now
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occasional
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OUT
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pauses
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power
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PRINCE
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reporters
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sake
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sat
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satisfaction
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saw
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scathing
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see
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SINNERS
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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SPEAKS
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speech
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spoken
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Strangers
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He glanced up and saw that his wife had heard his speech, and he noted with satisfaction the long line of reporters, for whose sake he had spoken with such deliberation and with occasional pauses.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt that his indictment of this new charitable departure had been scathing and logical.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not altogether displeased to see Brooks himself in the Strangers' Gallery.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That young man would be better able to understand now the mighty power of the Church which he had so wantonly disregarded.
up
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wantonly
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not altogether displeased to see Brooks himself in the Strangers' Gallery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That young man would be better able to understand now the mighty power of the Church which he had so wantonly disregarded.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
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wife
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From this reading He glanced up and saw that his wife had heard his speech, and he noted with satisfaction the long line of reporters, for whose sake he had spoken with such deliberation and with occasional pauses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He glanced up and saw that his wife had heard his speech, and he noted with satisfaction the long line of reporters, for whose sake he had spoken with such deliberation and with occasional pauses.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That young man would be better able to understand now the mighty power of the Church which he had so wantonly disregarded.
young
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From this reading That young man would be better able to understand now the mighty power of the Church which he had so wantonly disregarded.
