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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 APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
APPEARANCEnounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
applause
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aside
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
balcony
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
BEAR
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From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
break-down
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
Buck's
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
candidateship
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Carlyle
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
cause
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
common
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
congregate
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
days
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ears
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
Francis
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
friends
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
gone
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
green
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
harangued
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
Head
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
hearts
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
House
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
intensely
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
Levison
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
LYNNE
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From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
made
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mouth
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Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
now
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
old
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
orator
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oratory
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
painted
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
past
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
persuasive
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
plenty
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
plums
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
populace
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
popular
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
posting
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
renowned
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
rife
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roomy
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
RUSSIAN
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From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
sentence
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setting
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
shouts
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
Sir
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle was intensely popular in West Lynne, setting aside his candidateship and his oratory; and West Lynne made common cause against Sir Francis Levison.
space
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
spoken
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stammer
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
substantial
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From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck’s Head, a substantial old House, renowned in the days of posting, now past and gone.
there
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From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
uproarious
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
way
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
WEST
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From this reading APPEARANCE OF A RUSSIAN BEAR AT WEST LYNNE.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Its balcony was an old-fashioned, roomy balcony, painted green, where there was plenty of space for his friends to congregate.
winning
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From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was a persuasive orator, winning his way to ears and hearts; but had he spoken with plums in his mouth, and a stammer on his tongue, and a break-down at every sentence, the uproarious applause and shouts would be equally rife.
