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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adjourned
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From this reading The meeting adjourned, reassembled, adjourned again, and met again.
affairs
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From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting adjourned, reassembled, adjourned again, and met again.
agenda
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ales
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almost
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he hurried away, leaving Dafydd standing on the pavement.
appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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away
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book
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
Dafydd
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Days
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From this reading Days passed, weeks passed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
engagements
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From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he hurried away, leaving Dafydd standing on the pavement.
hurried
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From this reading And he hurried away, leaving Dafydd standing on the pavement.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
leaf
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leaving
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
Meeting
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From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
met
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From this reading The meeting adjourned, reassembled, adjourned again, and met again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
Mr
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multiplicity
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neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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own
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days passed, weeks passed.
pavement
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From this reading And he hurried away, leaving Dafydd standing on the pavement.
pleaded
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pressing
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private
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questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
questions
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reassembled
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From this reading The meeting adjourned, reassembled, adjourned again, and met again.
settled
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From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
spirits
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standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he hurried away, leaving Dafydd standing on the pavement.
taking
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From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the Council Meeting that morning settled nothing, and neither did the next Meeting nor the next after that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he hurried away, leaving Dafydd standing on the pavement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
Tudor
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urgent
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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water
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weeks
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From this reading Days passed, weeks passed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They wrote to Mr. Tudor Williams, but it almost looked as if Mr. Tudor Williams was taking a leaf out of their own book: if they had pressing private affairs when questions of ales and wines and spirits appeared on the agenda, so Mr. Tudor Williams pleaded a multiplicity of urgent engagements now that it was a question of water.
Williams
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wines
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wrote
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