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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 A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
act
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From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
audience
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
balcony
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
catch
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
chief
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From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
Church
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
climax
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From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
cost
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
day
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From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
dense
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
down
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
drama
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From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
ear
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
eye
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
face
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
figure
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
fixed
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
front
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
gesture
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From this reading He raised his hand, with a majestic gesture, over the people.
Grand
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
Greek
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
hand
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From this reading He raised his hand, with a majestic gesture, over the people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the climax of the day, the chief act in the great drama.
Joachim
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
keen
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
Kremlin
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
looking
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
magnificent
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
majestic
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From this reading He raised his hand, with a majestic gesture, over the people.
mass
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
measuring
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
Moscow
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He raised his hand, with a majestic gesture, over the people.
Patriarch
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
people
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
perhaps
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
peril
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
pontificals
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
pulsing
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
purpose
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
raised
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From this reading He raised his hand, with a majestic gesture, over the people.
Savior
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
Square
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From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
strained
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
tall
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
too
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE Patriarch Joachim was standing on the balcony, in front of the Church of the Savior, looking down upon the dense mass of people below in the Grand Square of the Kremlin at Moscow.
weighing
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From this reading A purpose was pulsing in the keen face, and he was measuring his audience, weighing too, perhaps, the peril and the cost.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He raised his hand, with a majestic gesture, over the people.
word
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From this reading They were still; every eye was fixed on the tall figure in the magnificent pontificals of the Greek Church; every ear strained to catch his first word.
