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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 A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
abolished
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From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
altogether
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
any
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From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
ARISTOCRACY
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From this reading THE NEW ARISTOCRACY FAILS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
away
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From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
blessed
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
coming
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From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
concerned
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
country
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
end
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
evil
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
fade
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From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
FAILS
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From this reading THE NEW ARISTOCRACY FAILS.
far
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
fear
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From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
feel
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
get
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From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
judges
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
juries
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
Men
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
moment
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From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
mystery
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From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW ARISTOCRACY FAILS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
old
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
policemen
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
silenced
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
store
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW ARISTOCRACY FAILS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
there
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
things
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From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From this moment the mystery of the new aristocracy began to fade away, and get itself abolished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had seemed, at first, as though these evil things could be brought to an end, and silenced altogether as far as their blessed country was concerned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A time was coming in which everyone was to do as he pleased, without any fear that another should tell of him.
women
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
worse
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From this reading Men and women began to feel that there might be something worse in store for them than the old course of policemen, juries, and judges.
