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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 Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
accompanied
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
beastly
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From this reading "What a beastly day, and how stuffy that hall was!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
Birmingham
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
Congress
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
crossed
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
crowd
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
day
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From this reading "What a beastly day, and how stuffy that hall was!
decently
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
delegates
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
difficulty
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
doors
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
down
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From this reading Rain was pouring down and umbrellas were plentiful.
entrance
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
fill
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
friendly
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
glad
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
group
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
hall
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
Harry
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
held
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
hotel
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
how
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From this reading "What a beastly day, and how stuffy that hall was!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
I'm
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
issuing
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
just
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
Labour
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
main
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
men
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
mounted
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
plentiful
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From this reading Rain was pouring down and umbrellas were plentiful.
pouring
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From this reading Rain was pouring down and umbrellas were plentiful.
Rain
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From this reading Rain was pouring down and umbrellas were plentiful.
releasing
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
said
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
sitting
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
stairs
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
street
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
streets
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From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
stuffy
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From this reading "What a beastly day, and how stuffy that hall was!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What a beastly day, and how stuffy that hall was!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
umbrellas
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From this reading Rain was pouring down and umbrellas were plentiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
Wharton
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From this reading Harry Wharton, accompanied by a group of men, left the main entrance of the hall,--releasing himself with difficulty from the friendly crowd about the doors--and crossed the street to his hotel.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a beastly day, and how stuffy that hall was!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first sitting of the Birmingham Labour Congress was just over, and the streets about the hall in which it had been held were beginning to fill with the issuing delegates.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you think I did decently," he said, as they mounted the hotel stairs.
