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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 It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
appeared
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From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
attack
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From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
became
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
cheered
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
circumstances
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
consequence
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
contributed
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
controversy
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From this reading There was a limit even to scientific controversy, said serious people.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
crushing
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From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
day
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From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
death
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
defeat
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
doubt
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
effectual
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a limit even to scientific controversy, said serious people.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
fret
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
funeral
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From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
gladiators
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
gleefully
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
Hapley
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
largely
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
limit
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From this reading There was a limit even to scientific controversy, said serious people.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
most
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
Pawkins
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
people
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
perhaps
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
press
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From this reading Another crushing attack was already in the press and appeared on the day before the funeral.
reasonable
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
reply
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
said
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From this reading There was a limit even to scientific controversy, said serious people.
scientific
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From this reading There was a limit even to scientific controversy, said serious people.
serious
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
There
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From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There could be no reasonable doubt the fret of the defeat had contributed to the death of Pawkins.
turned
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From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
very
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From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was perhaps as effectual a reply as he could make under the circumstances, and largely turned the current of feeling against Hapley.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The very people who had most gleefully cheered on those gladiators became serious at the consequence.
