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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 IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
all
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
apparent
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From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
back
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From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
bye-election
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
called
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
came
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
constituency
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From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
demand
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From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
entered
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
enthusiastic
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
Estelle
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From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
event
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
expected
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From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
experiences
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
forefront
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
friends
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
hastened
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
helpers
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
IDEALS
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
ill-health
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
incidentally
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
Ironsyde's
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
learn
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From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
less
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
made
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
many
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
mean
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
member
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
more
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
much
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
now
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
own
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
parliamentary
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
personality
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
plenty
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From this reading But he found plenty of enthusiastic helpers and his own personality had made him many friends.
Raymond
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
rejoiced
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From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
remote
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
retirement
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
served
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
show
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
significance
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
sitting
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From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
swiftly
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From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
turn
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From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
turned
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From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
undertaken
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From this reading Having undertaken the constituency he could not turn back, though the sudden demand had not been expected.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was indeed upon the significance of personality that much turned, and incidentally the experiences into which he now entered served to show him all that personality may mean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Estelle rejoiced that he should now so swiftly learn what had so long been apparent to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IDEALS An event which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was called for.
