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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 But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
Aldersbury
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
always
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
any
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
asking
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
back
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
bank
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From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
banker
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
Black
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
came
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
City
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
climax
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From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
convulsed
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
Cop
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
failures
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
Foregate
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
fright
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
hours
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From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
late
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
less
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
lived
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
Maerdol
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
mails
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
many
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
men
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
minds
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
Monday
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
more
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
news
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
opening
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From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
out
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
own
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
practical
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
reach
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
said
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
scared
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
spoken
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
squeamish
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
taken
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
talking
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
things
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From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
tidings
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
town
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From this reading But hours before that, and even before the opening of the bank, things in the town had come to a climax.
Tuesday
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From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The news of the failures which convulsed the City on that Black Monday did not reach Aldersbury until late on the Tuesday—the tidings came in with the mails.
wives
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From this reading In many a back parlor in Maerdol, and the Foregate, and on the Cop, wives had spoken their minds.
women
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From this reading The women, always more practical than the men and less squeamish, had taken fright and been talking.
wouldn't
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From this reading They wouldn’t be scared out of asking for their own, by any banker that ever lived, they said.
