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The Grandchildren of the Ghetto
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Grandchildren of the Ghetto is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Israel Zangwill • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.
At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.
With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.
Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.
The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Grandchildren of the Ghetto

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Grandchildren of the Ghetto is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.
/ðə flæɡ ˈflʌtərz ðə flæɡ ʌv ˈdʒuːdə praɪs wʌn ˈpeni ˈlɑːrdʒəst ˈsɜːrkjəleɪʃən ʌv ˈeni ˈdʒuːɪʃ ˈɔːrɡən kənˈtɪnjuːd tuː ˈflʌtər dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈbætəl ðə briːz ənd ɪts kəˈmjuːnəl kənˈtempəreriz/
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At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.
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With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.
/wɪð ðə end ʌv ðə ˈfestəvəl moʊst ʌv ðiːz fel aʊt ˈsteɪɪŋ æz ʃɔːrt ə taɪm æz ðə ˈdæfədɪlz/
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Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.
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The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.
/ðə ˈwiːkli lɔːs ɑːn ðə ˈpeɪpər weɪd əˈpɑːn hɪz ˈkɑːnʃəns/

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attenuated adjective US /əˈtenjuːeɪtɪd/

of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion

From this reading “Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
augmentation noun US /ˌɑːɡmenˈteɪʃən/

the amount by which something increases

From this reading “At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.”

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communal adjective US /kəˈmjuːnəl/

for or by a group rather than individuals

From this reading “THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daffodils noun US /ˈdæfədɪlz/

plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

From this reading “With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flutters noun US /ˈflʌtərz/

plural of “flutter” — the act of moving back and forth

From this reading “THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
illusive adjective US /ˌɪˈluːsɪv/

based on or having the nature of an illusion

From this reading “At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.”

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Judah noun US /ˈdʒuːdə/

(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah

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Passover noun US /ˈpæsoʊvər/

(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

From this reading “At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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weighed upon verb + particle counted as “weigh upon”

In this reading “The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.”

1,626 times in 225,867 chapters
in despair preposition + noun

In this reading “Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.”

9,570 times in 225,867 chapters
fell out verb + adjective

In this reading “With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.”

3,594 times in 225,867 chapters

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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 With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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advertisementsnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzmənts/

plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
attenuatedadjectiveUS /əˈtenjuːeɪtɪd/

of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
augmentationnounUS /ˌɑːɡmenˈteɪʃən/

the amount by which something increases

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
circulationnounUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪʃən/

the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
communaladjectiveUS /kəˈmjuːnəl/

for or by a group rather than individuals

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

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contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daffodilsnounUS /ˈdæfədɪlz/

plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
defyingverbUS /dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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erstadverb

at a previous time

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

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fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FestivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FLAGnounUS /flæɡ/

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FLUTTERSnounUS /ˈflʌtərz/

plural of “flutter” — the act of moving back and forth

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

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illusiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːsɪv/

based on or having the nature of an illusion

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JudahnounUS /ˈdʒuːdə/

(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/

superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

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meagreadjective

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PassovernounUS /ˈpæsoʊvər/

(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proclaimingverbUS /proʊˈkleɪmɪŋ/

-ing form of “proclaim” — declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

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prosperous-looking

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From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/

Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE 'FLAG' FLUTTERS The _Flag of Judah_, price one penny, largest circulation of any Jewish organ, continued to flutter, defying the battle, the breeze, and its communal contemporaries.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
unleavenedadjective

made without leavening

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

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virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/

plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

From this reading At Passover there had been an illusive augmentation of advertisements proclaiming the virtues of unleavened everything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Raphael was in despair at the meagre attenuated appearance of the erst prosperous-looking pages.

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weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
weighedverbUS /weɪd/

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading The weekly loss on the paper weighed upon his conscience.

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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the end of the Festival most of these fell out, staying as short a time as the daffodils.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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