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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 the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
affirmed
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
All
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
arise
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
assembly
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
boat
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
buzz
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
calamity
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
cause
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centre
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
country
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
description
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
disaster
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
distinct
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
ears
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
Edie
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
Eh
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
exclamation
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
extended
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
fisherman
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
four
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
group
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
happened
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
heard
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
hearers
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
including
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
indistinctly
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
knew
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
men
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
mentioned
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
mirth
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
Mucklebackit
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
neighbour
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
news
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
Ochiltree
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
often
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
once
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
perished
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
players
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
querist
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reached
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
received
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
rumour
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
sae
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
sea
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
shape
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From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
sigh
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
silenced
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
sirs
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
some
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
son
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
sort
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
sounds
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
sport
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
sportive
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
summoned
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
suppressed
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
swamped
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From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
then
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
understood
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From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
very
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From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length the rumour reached, in a distinct shape, the ears of Edie Ochiltree, who was in the very centre of the assembly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All understood at once that some disaster had happened in the country, and each inquired the cause at his neighbour, who knew as little as the querist.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boat of Mucklebackit, the fisherman whom we have so often mentioned, had been swamped at sea, and four men had perished, it was affirmed, including Mucklebackit and his son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the outside of the group of players began to arise sounds of a description very different from those of sport--that sort of suppressed sigh and exclamation, with which the first news of calamity is received by the hearers, began to be heard indistinctly.
women
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
young
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From this reading A buzz went about among the women of “Eh, sirs! sae young and sae suddenly summoned!”--It then extended itself among the men, and silenced the sounds of sportive mirth.
