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all
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
battalions
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From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
bearers
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
community
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
eager
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
evil
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
FAST
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT FLIES FAST.
FLIES
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT FLIES FAST.
Hamlet
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From this reading Hamlet.
hardest
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
ill
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
Like
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
magic
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
misfortune
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
NEWS
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT FLIES FAST.
newsmongers
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
opportunity
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
Paris
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
perform
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
places
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
rats
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
ravens
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ready
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
remain
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
self-appointed
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
single
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From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
social
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
sorrows
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From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
sounds
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
spies
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From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
surface
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
task
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEWS THAT FLIES FAST.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS THAT FLIES FAST.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
tidings
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
times
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From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
tocsin
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
undesirable
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
unlike
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
very
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
visible
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
watching
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO are the social ravens that at all times and places are ready and eager to perform their self-appointed task as bearers of ill tidings?
work
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From this reading Like the mysterious “rats of Paris,” ever watching their opportunity, they come to the surface, as if by magic, whenever the tocsin of misfortune sounds; but, unlike that very undesirable community, these evil newsmongers remain in visible, even when hardest at work.
