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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 One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
Agrarian
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
also
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
articles
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From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
audience
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
awards
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
ceremony
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closed
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College
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From this reading The private school-teachers were wroth with parish school-teachers, and the latter with the “College” teachers.
communications
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day
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
Didactic
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
discontented
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
distributed
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
Exhibition
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
expected
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
gold
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
hurried
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
important
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From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
incendiary
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latter
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local
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medal
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
more
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Neapolitan
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
obtained
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
ones
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paid
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papers
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parish
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presence
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
private
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prizes
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
rainy
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From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
school-teachers
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sent
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teacher
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
teachers
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From this reading The private school-teachers were wroth with parish school-teachers, and the latter with the “College” teachers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
very
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From this reading The awards in the Didactic Exhibition had also been very unsatisfactory, for every teacher had expected the gold medal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The private school-teachers were wroth with parish school-teachers, and the latter with the “College” teachers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One rainy day, the Agrarian Exhibition closed, after a hurried ceremony, in which the prizes had been distributed in the presence of a scanty and discontented audience.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The private school-teachers were wroth with parish school-teachers, and the latter with the “College” teachers.
wrote
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From this reading Those who had not obtained prizes wrote incendiary articles to the local papers, and sent paid communications to the more important Neapolitan ones.
wroth
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From this reading The private school-teachers were wroth with parish school-teachers, and the latter with the “College” teachers.
