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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
all
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
Brother
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
Canon
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
citizens
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
coming
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
Copas
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
CORONAT
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From this reading FINIS CORONAT OPUS.
dawned
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
day
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
doorway
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
down
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
figure
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
FINIS
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From this reading FINIS CORONAT OPUS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
frequently
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
history
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
hopes
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
hundreds
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
just
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
Library
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
many
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
Merchester
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
Merchester's
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
met
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
months
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
murmured
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
nervously
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
now
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
opening
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
OPUS
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From this reading FINIS CORONAT OPUS.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
Pageant
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
people
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
pin
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
retreating
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
stairs
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
studied
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
Tarbolt
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
turned
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
Venables
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From this reading "Tarbolt, of all people!" murmured Brother Copas one afternoon in the Venables Free Library.
watch
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From this reading He had just met the Canon coming down the stairs, and turned to watch the retreating figure to the doorway.
weather-glasses
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From this reading I suppose that never in Merchester's long history had her citizens so frequently or so nervously studied their weather-glasses.
Week
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
working
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From this reading The great day dawned at last: the day to which all Merchester had looked forward for months, for which so many hundreds had been working, on which all must now pin their hopes: the opening day of Pageant Week.
