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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 Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
abstract
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
amateur
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From this reading He was an amateur, not a cut-and-dry professor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an amateur, not a cut-and-dry professor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
appointed
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
Athenaeum
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
attraction
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
begun
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From this reading Moreover, the stranger himself had begun to excite speculation and curiosity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
curiosity
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From this reading Moreover, the stranger himself had begun to excite speculation and curiosity.
cut-and-dry
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From this reading He was an amateur, not a cut-and-dry professor.
depends
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
discovering
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
eight
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
elevated
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
enlightenment
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
evening
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
excite
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From this reading Moreover, the stranger himself had begun to excite speculation and curiosity.
exerted
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
filled
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
Gatesboro
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
hand-bill
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an amateur, not a cut-and-dry professor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
Isaac's
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
knowledge
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
law
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
Mayor
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the stranger himself had begun to excite speculation and curiosity.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
o'clock
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
object
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
only
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
professor
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From this reading He was an amateur, not a cut-and-dry professor.
promised
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
prosiness
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
rare
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
room
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
Sir
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
speculation
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From this reading Moreover, the stranger himself had begun to excite speculation and curiosity.
stranger
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From this reading Moreover, the stranger himself had begun to excite speculation and curiosity.
success
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From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
unusually
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
utmost
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From this reading Not only had the Mayor exerted himself to the utmost for that object, but the hand-bill itself promised a rare relief from the prosiness of abstract enlightenment and elevated knowledge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
well
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From this reading On the appointed evening, at eight o’clock, the great room of the Gatesboro’ Athenaeum was unusually well filled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which everything depends on Sir Isaac’s success in discovering the law of attraction.
