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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 Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
appeal
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
appointed
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
arms
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
beard
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From this reading He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard.
bored
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
committee
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
conclave
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
Dale
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
deal
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
direct
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
end
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
entire
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
eyebrows
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From this reading He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard.
face
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
folded
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
Graveling
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
grey
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From this reading He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard.
grim-looking
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From this reading He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
heavy
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From this reading He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
hours
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
Labour
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
lips
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
man
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
Maraton
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
Member
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
Newcastle
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
only
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
opened
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
other
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Dale, Labour Member for Newcastle, was the first to make a direct appeal.
profoundly
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
reception
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
Richard
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
sat
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
say
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
scarcely
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From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
scowl
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
spent
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
stalwart
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From this reading He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard.
table
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From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
three
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From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only other man who scarcely opened his lips during the entire time, was Maraton himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored.
