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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 Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
affair
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From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
anxious
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From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
appointed
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
assemblage
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
attempted
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
Barney
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From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
bringing
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
case
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
citizens
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
COMMITTEE
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From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
conduct
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
crisis
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From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
disciplinarian
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From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
engaged
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
exciting
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
few
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
GOES
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From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
house
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
how
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
impatient
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
interior
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
interview
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
loyal
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
loyalists
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
matters
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
members
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
other
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
OUT
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From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
particularly
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From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
Pemberton
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
Pinchbrook
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
progress
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
progressing
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
sea
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From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
shore
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From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
Somers
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From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
Squire
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
terms
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
thorough
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From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
TOM
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From this reading THE COMMITTEE COME OUT, AND TOM GOES IN.
traitor
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
vain
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
very
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
view
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thomas Somers was particularly anxious to have the affair brought to a crisis.
well
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From this reading Captain Barney, on shore as well as at sea, was a thorough disciplinarian.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
young
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From this reading In vain he and a few other of the young loyalists attempted to obtain a view of the interior of the house, where the exciting interview was in progress.
younger
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From this reading While the committee which the loyal citizens of Pinchbrook had appointed to conduct their case with Squire Pemberton were in the house, engaged in bringing the traitor to terms, the younger members of the assemblage were very impatient to know how matters were progressing.
