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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 “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
addressed
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
all
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
appeared
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
Bremer
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
called
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
came
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
clerks
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
comrade
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
evening
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
Everley
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
Friederich
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
gave
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
grocery
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From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
hall
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From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
local
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
meeting
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
met
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From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
Most
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
night
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From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
noticed
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
obscure
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From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
others
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From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
present
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From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
queer
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
Samuel
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
several
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
shop
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From this reading The “local” met in an obscure hall, over a grocery shop.
shopkeepers
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
story
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
supper
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From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
There
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From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
thus
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From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
well-to-do
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Samuel noticed that they all called one another “comrade”; and several of them addressed him thus, which gave him a queer feeling.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were present those whom Samuel had met the night before, and about a score of others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer, to take Samuel to the meeting of the local, where he was to tell his story.
working-men
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From this reading Most of them were working-men, but there were several who appeared to be well-to-do shopkeepers and clerks.
