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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 On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
account
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From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
announced
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
Association
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
auspices
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
back
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
beef
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
complacency
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From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
Conservative
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
covered
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
dimensions
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
display
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
displayed
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
enormous
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From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
evening
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
face
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
Fyfold
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
glass
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
Green
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
held
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
High
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From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
intruding
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From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
Jack
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From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
Jack's
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
Meeting
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
Meriton
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
mutton
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
NATION
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From this reading SAVING THE NATION.
nearly
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
open-air
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
own
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
pavement
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From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
pipe
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From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
plate
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
poster
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
prejudice
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
Public
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
road
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
Rock
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From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
SAVING
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From this reading SAVING THE NATION.
shop-window
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
Street
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From this reading On a fine afternoon Jack Rock stood smoking his pipe on the pavement of High Street.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
surveying
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From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAVING THE NATION.
there
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
turned
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
Unionist
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From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
usual
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
whole
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From this reading His back was towards the road, his face turned to his own shop-window, where was displayed a poster of such handsome dimensions that it covered nearly the whole of the plate glass, to the prejudice of Jack's usual display of mutton and beef.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took no account of that; he was surveying the intruding poster with enormous complacency.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It announced that there would be held, under the auspices of the Meriton Conservative and Unionist Association, an open-air Public Meeting that evening on Fyfold Green.
