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Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America
Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Samuel Hopkins Adams • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.
Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.
Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.
He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.
Mr. Montrose Clark was telephoning.
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Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.
/ðə ˈsenət proʊˈsiːdɪŋz dɪd nɑːt ˈoʊ.pən ənˈtɪl ten əˈklɑːk/
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Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.
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Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.
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He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.
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Mr. Montrose Clark was telephoning.

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Capitol noun US /ˈkæpɪtəl/

a building occupied by a state legislature

From this reading “Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Clark noun US /klɑːrk/

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading “Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Corporation noun US /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading “Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
representative noun US /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/

a person who represents others

From this reading “Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Senate noun US /ˈsenət/

assembly possessing high legislative powers

From this reading “THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.”

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telephoned verb US /ˈteləfoʊnd/

past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

From this reading “Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
telephoning verb US /ˈteləfoʊnɪŋ/

-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

From this reading “Mr. Montrose Clark was telephoning.”

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Utilities noun US /juːˈtɪlətiz/

plural of “utility” — a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

From this reading “Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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private secretary adjective + noun

In this reading “He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.”

1,888 times in 426,211 chapters
outer office adjective + noun

In this reading “He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.”

1,170 times in 426,211 chapters
got the job verb + article + noun counted as “get … job”

In this reading “Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.”

1,704 times in 426,211 chapters
before going preposition + noun

In this reading “Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.”

5,121 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

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admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

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affairsnounUS /əˈferz/

matters of personal concern

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

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brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/

for a short time

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CapitolnounUS /ˈkæpɪtəl/

a building occupied by a state legislature

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CorporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cross-questioned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

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Fenchester

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From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Pending verification
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
godling

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From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Pending verification
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hand-perfected

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

Pending verification
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
incautiouslyadverb

without caution or prudence

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

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Jeremy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

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jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Jeremy, incautiously dropping in at the office early, got the job to do before going to the Capitol.

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localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

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Montrose

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From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Pending verification
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Montrose Clark was telephoning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

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PresencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

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PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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PublicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RecordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
representativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/

a person who represents others

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
secretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SenatenounUS /ˈsenət/

assembly possessing high legislative powers

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
statementnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
telephonedverbUS /ˈteləfoʊnd/

past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
telephoningverbUS /ˈteləfoʊnɪŋ/

-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

From this reading Mr. Montrose Clark was telephoning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading THE Senate proceedings did not open until ten o’clock.

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UtilitiesnounUS /juːˈtɪlətiz/

plural of “utility” — a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

From this reading Meantime Montrose Clark, President of the Fenchester Public Utilities Corporation, and in some part godling of local affairs, had telephoned his commands to The Record that a representative be sent to his office that morning to take a statement for the paper.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was admitted to an outer office by the hand-perfected private secretary, cross-questioned briefly, and passed in to the Presence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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