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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 There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
Alderman
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
arrangements
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
aside
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
asking
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
Bath
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
Bristol
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
confusion
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
country
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
crowd
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
demanding
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
descend
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
discovery
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
dispensed
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
election
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
elections
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
end
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
fishes
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
frowning
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
gone
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
grumbling
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
hall
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She’s out now!” he whispered.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
ill-content
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
led
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
like
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
loaves
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
lost
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
mad
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
made
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
magnates
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
man
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
much
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
now
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From this reading “She’s out now!” he whispered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
old
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
other
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
out
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
perhaps
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
plucked
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
reinforced
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
Robert
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
said
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
see
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
She's
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From this reading “She’s out now!” he whispered.
silent
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
Sir
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
sleeve
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
smaller
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
stairs
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
supporters
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From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
There
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
too
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
Toryism
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
trooped
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
whispered
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
White
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From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
White's
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
