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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The tide set hard against the champion of democracy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
ballot
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Underwood was elected by a vote representing two-thirds of the society.
chagrined
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
champion
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From this reading The tide set hard against the champion of democracy.
CHARACTER
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
console
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
danger
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
deeply
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
defeated
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
democracy
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From this reading The tide set hard against the champion of democracy.
elected
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From this reading Underwood was elected by a vote representing two-thirds of the society.
election
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
folks
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
friend
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
Greatly
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
Hale
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
hand
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
hard
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From this reading The tide set hard against the champion of democracy.
hastened
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
heart
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
home
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
indifferent
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
interested
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
intermittently
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
joined
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
lack
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
Laurel
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
Leaf
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
member
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
Mulcahy
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
please
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
quorum
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
representing
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From this reading Underwood was elected by a vote representing two-thirds of the society.
REVELATION
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
rooms
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
Sam
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
set
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From this reading The tide set hard against the champion of democracy.
society
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
sympathizing
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From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
There
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From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
tide
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From this reading The tide set hard against the champion of democracy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greatly chagrined and deeply sympathizing with his defeated friend, Sam took Mulcahy home to 7 Hale to console him.
two-thirds
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From this reading Underwood was elected by a vote representing two-thirds of the society.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading Underwood was elected by a vote representing two-thirds of the society.
vote
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From this reading Underwood was elected by a vote representing two-thirds of the society.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A REVELATION OF CHARACTER There was no danger of lack of quorum at the election of the Laurel Leaf.
wheelhorse
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
zeal
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From this reading Every faithful wheelhorse, every indifferent who had joined “to please the folks at home,” every intermittently interested member hastened to the society rooms with ballot in his hand and zeal in his heart.
