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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 I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The celebration came about in this manner:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
approach
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
avenues
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
await
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
became
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
began
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
bell
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
came
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From this reading The celebration came about in this manner:
Catholic
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
celebration
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From this reading The celebration came about in this manner:
Chapel
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
church
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
city
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
commerce
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
congregated
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
Congress
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
Continental
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
corner
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
day
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
dignity
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
direction
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
doorways
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
especially
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
estimation
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
feverish
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
Fully
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
great
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
haste
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
hour
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
hurrying
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
importance
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
Independence
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
leaning
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
lesser
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
like
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
manner
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From this reading The celebration came about in this manner:
many
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
Mary's
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
Mass
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
New
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
notables
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
number
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
opposite
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
parish
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
people
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
Philadelphia
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
portion
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
procession
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
quarter
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
solemnity
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
soon
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
sound
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
St
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
street
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
streets
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
There
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
threes
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
too
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From this reading It was Independence Day, too, but this was of lesser importance in the estimation of the people, especially of the Catholic portion of them.
twos
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From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
went
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From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I It was a great day for Philadelphia when the Continental Congress went to Mass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
windows
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From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fully a quarter before the hour, the bell began to sound and the streets became like so many avenues of commerce with people standing in doorways, or leaning from their windows, or hurrying with feverish haste in the direction of the New Chapel of St. Mary's, the parish church of the city.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There a number of them congregated in twos or threes to await the procession of notables, who would soon approach with great solemnity and dignity from the opposite corner of the street.
