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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 As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
able
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From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
abstained
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
advantage
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
asking
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
assert
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
away
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
capacity
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From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
character
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
colleagues
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
country
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From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
distinguish
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From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
downfall
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
eminently
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From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
example
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
followed
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
hastening
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
institutions
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
making
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
man
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From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
many
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
member
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
Mr
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
music
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
Out
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
owed
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From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
parliament
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
place
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
private
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From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
public
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From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
questions
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
representative
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
room
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
second
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From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
sensible
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From this reading In his public and in his private capacity, he was an eminently sensible man.
set
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From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
side
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
sound
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
speeches
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From this reading In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the second place, he was able to distinguish between the duty that he owed to his party, and the duty that he owed to his country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
violin
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a member of parliament, he set an example which might have been followed with advantage by many of his colleagues.
Wyvil's
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From this reading Out of the music room, and away from his violin, the sound side of Mr. Wyvil’s character was free to assert itself.
