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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 The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
Anthony
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
became
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
bell
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From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
calendar
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From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
changed
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
Churchill
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.
ENSUES
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From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.
heard
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From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
hour
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From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
indescribably
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
INEVITABLE
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From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
Jenny
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
Liddon
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
marked
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From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
moment
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
place
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
say
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
seldom
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From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
Thank
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
tray
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
up
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
very
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From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
voice
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
world
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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
Yes
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From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.