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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 The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
animation
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have we to do with feelings?" they asked.
audience
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
author
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baiting
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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certain
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
circumstances
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From this reading "What have we to do with a man's private circumstances?
climax
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
cruelly
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DIPLOMATIC
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC FANNY.
discussing
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What have we to do with feelings?" they asked.
down
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endeavoured
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FANNY
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC FANNY.
feelings
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few
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filed
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
flowing
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From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have we to do with feelings?" they asked.
hushed
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
judges
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man
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man's
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From this reading "What have we to do with a man's private circumstances?
Many
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noisiest
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novel
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
out
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
private
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From this reading "What have we to do with a man's private circumstances?
round
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set
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severest
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side
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slowly
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
speech
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stem
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sympathy
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
theatre
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What have we to do with feelings?" they asked.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
tide
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From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
truly
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unexpected
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
unfortunate
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From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
unprecedented
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From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
unsuccessfully
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From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
veered
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From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What have we to do with feelings?" they asked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have we to do with feelings?" they asked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many of those who had been the noisiest veered round to the side of the unfortunate author, and were truly ashamed of themselves for so cruelly baiting a man who was down, while a few of the severest judges endeavoured unsuccessfully to stem the tide of sympathy which the novel speech had set flowing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The audience filed slowly out of the theatre, discussing the unexpected and unprecedented climax with a certain hushed animation.
