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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 TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
any
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
before-and-after
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
bland
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
caused
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
certain
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
Chairman
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
Committee
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
conscientious
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
destructive
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
elected
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From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
Gen
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From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
general
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
gloom
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
Governor
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From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
ilk
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
indifference
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
intimates
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
languid
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From this reading They were languid spectators.
loyal
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
managers
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
margin
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
mere
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
momentum
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
narrow
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
plurality
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
polls
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
Presson
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
Prouty
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
public
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
radical
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
really
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
Reverend
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
scared
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
size
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
snarls
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
spectators
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From this reading They were languid spectators.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
State
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From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
sullen
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
surmounted
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were languid spectators.
torpor
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
TRUCE
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From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
trustful
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
Varden
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From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
Waymouth
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From this reading A TRUCE Gen. Varden Waymouth was elected Governor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were languid spectators.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
won
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From this reading In spite of the sullen torpor of his party managers and the snarls of the Reverend Prouty and his radical ilk, he surmounted by mere momentum of his party a certain bland and trustful and destructive indifference of the general public, and won at the polls.
worriment
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From this reading But the before-and-after gloom of Chairman Presson and his intimates was not caused by any worriment over the size of the plurality.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The narrow margin by which he won would have scared a really loyal and conscientious State Committee.
