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9th
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From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arrival
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Chown's
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Constitutional
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copy
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day
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drapery
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eager
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eminent
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establishment
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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
forth
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friend
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From this reading For several hours it was thronged with sturdy Radicals eager to hear their eminent friend hold forth on the situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People who had no right of membership ran ravening to the Literary Institute and the Constitutional Literary Society, and peered over the shoulders of legitimate readers, on such a day as this unrebuked.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For several hours it was thronged with sturdy Radicals eager to hear their eminent friend hold forth on the situation.
hold
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hours
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From this reading For several hours it was thronged with sturdy Radicals eager to hear their eminent friend hold forth on the situation.
Institute
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For several hours it was thronged with sturdy Radicals eager to hear their eminent friend hold forth on the situation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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legitimate
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Literary
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London
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March
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membership
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minutes
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
Mr
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading People who had no right of membership ran ravening to the Literary Institute and the Constitutional Literary Society, and peered over the shoulders of legitimate readers, on such a day as this unrebuked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every copy that reached the Polterham vendors was snapped up within a few minutes of its arrival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People who had no right of membership ran ravening to the Literary Institute and the Constitutional Literary Society, and peered over the shoulders of legitimate readers, on such a day as this unrebuked.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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papers
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From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
peered
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People
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Polterham
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presented
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Radicals
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ran
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ravening
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reached
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readers
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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rush
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several
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shoulders
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situation
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snapped
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Society
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spectacle
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strange
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sturdy
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading People who had no right of membership ran ravening to the Literary Institute and the Constitutional Literary Society, and peered over the shoulders of legitimate readers, on such a day as this unrebuked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every copy that reached the Polterham vendors was snapped up within a few minutes of its arrival.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For several hours it was thronged with sturdy Radicals eager to hear their eminent friend hold forth on the situation.
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thronged
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tuesday
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unrebuked
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up
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vendors
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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 The next morning--Tuesday, March 9th--there was a rush for the London papers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading People who had no right of membership ran ravening to the Literary Institute and the Constitutional Literary Society, and peered over the shoulders of legitimate readers, on such a day as this unrebuked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For several hours it was thronged with sturdy Radicals eager to hear their eminent friend hold forth on the situation.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Every copy that reached the Polterham vendors was snapped up within a few minutes of its arrival.
