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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 He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
any
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
assailed
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
away
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
came
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
cast
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
clearest
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
convention
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
cynicism
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
defence
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
die
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
elements
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
end
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
exacting
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
fewer
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
froth
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
fruitless
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
Government
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
Horlock
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
imagined
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
indicated
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
interest
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
issues
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
knows
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
logic
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
merciless
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
more
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
night
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
obvious
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
once
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
only
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
personal
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
plainest
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
possible
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
reduced
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
regime
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
resigned
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
restrained
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
said
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
studiously
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
sweeping
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
taken
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
Tallente
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
thrills
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From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
tone
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
tribute
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
undertook
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From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
unemotional
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
valedictory
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
vote
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From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
way
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From this reading He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible.
words
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From this reading He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention.
