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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 Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
all
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From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
appeared
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
awake
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
bag
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
Beehive
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
certain
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
certainty
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
criminal
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
drowsy
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
editor
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
far
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
full
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
greatly
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
heed
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
Home
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
imprisonment
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
increased
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
Leonard
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
Leonard's
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
like
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
made
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
manufacturing
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
more
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
much
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
Office
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
papers
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
periodical
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
plant
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From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
political
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
promise
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
prosecution
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
prospect
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
public
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
rare
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
read
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
sale
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
saw
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
sensation
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From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
There
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
threatened
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
tinker's
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
towns
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
tracts
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
truculent
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
two
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
very
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From this reading There appeared in the "Beehive" certain very truculent political papers, --papers very like the tracts in the tinker's bag.
vigilance
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From this reading They greatly increased the sale of the periodical in the manufacturing towns, and began to awake the drowsy vigilance of the Home Office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly a descent was made upon the "Beehive" and all its papers and plant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leonard did not heed them much, but they made far more sensation in the public that read the "Beehive" than Leonard's papers, full of rare promise though the last were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
years
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From this reading The editor saw himself threatened with a criminal prosecution, and the certainty of two years' imprisonment: he did not like the prospect, and disappeared.
