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89
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
92
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GROUP THAT NEARLY BECAME HISTORICAL.
air
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
almost
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
also
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
apparently
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
BECAME
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From this reading A GROUP THAT NEARLY BECAME HISTORICAL.
breezes
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
careless
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
certain
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
clock-face
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
democrats
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From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
depths
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
epoch
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
expression
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
felt
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
forgiven
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
GROUP
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From this reading A GROUP THAT NEARLY BECAME HISTORICAL.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
hand
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
HISTORICAL
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From this reading A GROUP THAT NEARLY BECAME HISTORICAL.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
liberals
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From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
men
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
mere
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
moulting
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
movement
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
moves
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
NEARLY
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From this reading A GROUP THAT NEARLY BECAME HISTORICAL.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
quivering
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
revolutionary
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
round
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
Royalists
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From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
stage
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
suspecting
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GROUP THAT NEARLY BECAME HISTORICAL.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
There
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each took the forward step he had to take; the Royalists became liberals, and the Liberals democrats.
transformed
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From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
vaguely
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From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At this epoch, which was apparently careless, a certain revolutionary quivering was vaguely felt.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Men became transformed, almost without suspecting it, by the mere movement of time, for the hand which moves round the clock-face also moves in the mind.
young
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From this reading There were breezes in the air which returned from the depths of '89 and '92; and the young men, if we may be forgiven the expression, were in the moulting stage.
