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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 Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
air
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
ballots
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
become
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
booths
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
Bruce
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
bursts
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now the normal noise was different.
came
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
city
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
delivering
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now the normal noise was different.
dome
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
ELECTIONEERING
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
enclosed
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
finished
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
Gordon
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
hammering
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
he'd
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
heavier
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
house
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
huge
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
hushed
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
last-minute
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
main
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
Nineteenth
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
noise
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From this reading But now the normal noise was different.
normal
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
noticed
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
now
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From this reading But now the normal noise was different.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
out
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
permitted
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
precinct
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
pressure
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
quiet
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
relative
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
sensitive
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
sharp
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
small
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
sound
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
sounds
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELECTIONEERING As Bruce Gordon came out from the precinct house, he noticed the sounds first.
There
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
travel
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
truck
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
undertone
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
voice
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From this reading Under the huge dome that enclosed the main part of the city, the heavier air pressure permitted normal travel of sound; and he'd become sensitive to the voice of the city after the relative quiet of the Nineteenth Precinct.
Voting
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From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
waiting
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now the normal noise was different.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Voting booths were being finished here and there, and at one a small truck was delivering ballots.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
work
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From this reading There was an undertone of hushed waiting, with the sharp bursts of hammering and last-minute work standing out sharply through it.
