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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
adventurous
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
all
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
allies
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
Audley
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
away
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
bottom
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
business
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
camps
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
crisis
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
dared
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
engagement
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
flung
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
foresaw
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
learning
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
led
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
men
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
mere
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
morrow
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
New
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
office
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
Old
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
opposing
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
out
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
Peel's
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
political
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
pretext
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
promise
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
rare
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
reaching
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
return
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
riven
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
Robert
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
Sir
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
taken
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From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
things
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
top
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
upheavals
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From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
value
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From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The crisis in political life which Peel’s return to office had brought about was one of those upheavals which are of rare promise to the adventurous.
way
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From this reading Old allies would be flung into opposing camps, and would be reaching out every way for support.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The business which had taken Audley away on the morrow of his engagement had been no mere pretext.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading New men would be learning their value, and to those who dared, all things might be added.
wise
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From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wise foresaw that the party which Sir Robert had led would be riven from top to bottom.
