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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 The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
addressing
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
admitted
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
ancestors
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
assembled
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
bestowed
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his speech was not cheerful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
celebration
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
cheerful
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From this reading But his speech was not cheerful.
Chillingly
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
estate
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
exhilaration
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
Exmundham
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
fact
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
festivities
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
fluency
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
health
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his speech was not cheerful.
honour
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
Kenelm
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
line
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
lived
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
made
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
means
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
multitude
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
naturally
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But his speech was not cheerful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
other
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
principal
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
proceedings
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
proposing
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
referred
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
revellers
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
self-possession
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
speech
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
surprising
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
tenant
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From this reading The principal tenant on the estate, in proposing his health, had naturally referred to the long line of his ancestors.
tenants
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
THERE
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
twenty-one
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his speech was not cheerful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
world
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
years
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From this reading THERE had been great festivities at Exmundham, in celebration of the honour bestowed upon the world by the fact that Kenelm Chillingly had lived twenty-one years in it.
young
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From this reading The young heir had made a speech to the assembled tenants and other admitted revellers, which had by no means added to the exhilaration of the proceedings.
youth
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From this reading He spoke with a fluency and self-possession which were surprising in a youth addressing a multitude for the first time.
