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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 He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
absence
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
aloud
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
approaches
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
attack
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
Belial
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
calls
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
cause
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
clamours
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
Clifton
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
Coke
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
congregated
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
contributing
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
delay
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
Dover
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
dumb-found
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
expedition
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
Fairfax
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
father
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
fellow
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From this reading This gardening fellow is gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
gardening
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From this reading This gardening fellow is gone.
glorious
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
gone
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From this reading This gardening fellow is gone.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
Guy
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
hall
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
intends
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This gardening fellow is gone.
London
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
moment
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
Pandemonium
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
possible
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
reprobates
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From this reading Every possible contributing cause calls aloud for expedition, and reprobates delay.
resolute
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
Sorbonne
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From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
spirit
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
Street
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
thank
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gardening fellow is gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
trying
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover Street_ The moment, Fairfax, the trying, the great, the glorious moment approaches.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He has a tongue that would silence the congregated clamours of the Sorbonne, and dumb-found Belial himself in the hall of Pandemonium.
yield
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From this reading For his absence I thank him, but not for the resolute spirit with which he intends to attack his father and make him yield.
