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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 HUNTED PEOPLE.
air
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From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
anon
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
aside
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From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
betrayed
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
break
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
cares
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From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
cast
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From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
cheery
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
ears
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
Eve
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Ever
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
fancied
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
Friday
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
HUNTED
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From this reading A HUNTED PEOPLE.
hushed
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
hymn
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Instead
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
light-hearted
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
melody
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
missing
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From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
murmur
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
night
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
off
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
Old
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one's
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From this reading The air of having cast one's cares aside was missing.
outside
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
PEOPLE
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From this reading A HUNTED PEOPLE.
Sabbath
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
some
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
sound
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
strain
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
suspense
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
Synagogue
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
there
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
timidity
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
turmoil
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From this reading Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity.
voices
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From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Friday night at the Old Synagogue, but the cheery voices of Sabbath Eve were not there.
worshipper
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From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ever and anon some worshipper would break off his hymn and strain his ears for a fancied sound outside.
