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accomplished
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
angel
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
appeared
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
ask
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
aware
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From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
became
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From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
came
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
ceased
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From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
choir
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
continue
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
dare
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From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
desist
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
else
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
ensued
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
faced
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
flatter
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
glance
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From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
Heaven
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
impossible
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
just
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From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
knew
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
meeting
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
members
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
minister
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
more
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
noise
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From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The members of the choir did not even dare to glance at one another.
out
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
quiet
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
sermon
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
slowly
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
spoke
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
startled
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From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She became suddenly aware that the noise just below her had ceased.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
tormentors
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
tremendous
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
turned
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had an angel from Heaven appeared suddenly among us, more startled quiet could not have ensued.
voice
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
wanted
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From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WE never knew what the accomplished flatter wanted when she spoke out in meeting.
whispering
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From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The minister turned slowly around and faced his tormentors, and into that tremendous silence came his voice: "I shall have to ask the members of the choir to desist from whispering during the sermon; else it will be impossible for me to continue."
