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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 There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
addressed
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From this reading Miller sprang at once to his feet and addressed the chairman.
afternoons
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
air
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
appeared
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
arranged
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
attached
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
ballot
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box
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
chairman
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
chairs
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
cheers
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
company
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
Councillor
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
Dartrey
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
Demos
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
end
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
entered
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
expectation
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
feet
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From this reading Miller sprang at once to his feet and addressed the chairman.
few
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
filed
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
front
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
greeted
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
Honourable
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
House
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
Ironmaster's
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
John
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
later
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
latter
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
lecture
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
Member
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
men
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
Miller
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From this reading Miller sprang at once to his feet and addressed the chairman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
once
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From this reading Miller sprang at once to his feet and addressed the chairman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
place
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
placed
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
Privy
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
procession
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
room
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
rooms
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
round
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
seventy
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
Sheffield
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
sixty
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
smaller
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
sprang
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From this reading Miller sprang at once to his feet and addressed the chairman.
subdued
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
tables
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
tail
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
Tallente
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
tense
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
There
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From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
together
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From this reading Dartrey and Tallente appeared together at the tail end of the procession.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
Two
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From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
Union
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
Weavel
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From this reading A little round of subdued cheers greeted the latter as he entered the room and took his place,--the Right Honourable John Weavel, a Privy Councillor, Member for Sheffield and Chairman of the Ironmaster's Union.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was a tense air of expectation amongst the little company of men who filed into one of the smaller lecture rooms attached to Demos House a few afternoons later.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two long tables were arranged with sixty or seventy chairs and a great ballot box was placed in front of the chairman.
