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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 It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
affair
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From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
agitation
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From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
apathy
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The main pipes and branches gradually crept beneath the pavements.
branches
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From this reading The main pipes and branches gradually crept beneath the pavements.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
caused
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From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
conduct
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
consequences
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From this reading The affair led to no serious consequences.
crept
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From this reading The main pipes and branches gradually crept beneath the pavements.
Custos
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From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
destined
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
disturbed
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
edifices
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
event
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
gas
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
gradually
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From this reading The main pipes and branches gradually crept beneath the pavements.
habitual
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
laying
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
led
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From this reading The affair led to no serious consequences.
likely
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
main
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From this reading The main pipes and branches gradually crept beneath the pavements.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
moment
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The affair led to no serious consequences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
oxyhydric
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
pavements
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From this reading The main pipes and branches gradually crept beneath the pavements.
pipes
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
principal
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
proceeding
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
Quiquendone
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
rapidly
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
return
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
Schut
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From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
serious
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From this reading The affair led to no serious consequences.
subsided
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From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The affair led to no serious consequences.
town
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From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
unexpected
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From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, the laying of the pipes destined to conduct the oxyhydric gas into the principal edifices of the town was proceeding rapidly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It appeared likely that Quiquendone would return to its habitual apathy, which that unexpected event had for a moment disturbed.
