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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 In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
Aaron
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
all
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
applause
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
attention
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
back
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
band
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
brilliant
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
broke
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
certain
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
circumstances
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
coadjutors
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
conscious
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
consummation
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
Dale
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
days
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
deep
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
dreams
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
enough
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
enthusiasm
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
erstwhile
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
fellows
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
felt
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
followed
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
force
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
hardened
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
heard
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
hopefulness
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
Julia
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
kept
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
knew
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
like
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
listening
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
Maraton's
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
men
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
new
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
out
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
people
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
peroration
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
platform
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
possible
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
quivering
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
ranks
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
restraint
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
roar
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
sea
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
sense
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
sentence
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From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
some
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
splendid
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
swelled
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
there
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
things
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
thrill
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
unprepared
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
waves
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peter Dale and his little band of coadjutors were men enough to know that a new force had come amongst them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
wholly
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From this reading In the roar of applause which followed Maraton's brilliant but wholly unprepared peroration, a roar which broke and swelled like the waves of the sea, different people upon the platform heard different things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To Aaron, listening with quivering attention to every sentence, it seemed like the consummation of all his dreams.
words
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From this reading Julia alone was conscious of a certain restraint, knew that behind all the deep feeling and splendid hopefulness of Maraton's words, there was a sense of something kept back.
younger
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From this reading It is possible, even, that they, hardened as they were by time and circumstances, felt some thrill of that erstwhile enthusiasm which in their younger days had brought them out from the ranks of their fellows.
