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all
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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angry
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
Ashprington
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
audience
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BARGAIN
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
bright
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
demands
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
deny
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
diaphanous
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discussed
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
doubt
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
ease
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enthusiasm
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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full
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
future
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gone
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
grass
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
grey
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
heard
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From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
held
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From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
home
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homeward
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
indicated
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
Jordan
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
justice
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
Kellock's
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
lands
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leaves
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lecture
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
less
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
listeners
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made
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many
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melted
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men
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Mill
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
mist
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
moonlight
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
older
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
pitiless
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
reason
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
socialism
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
some
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From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
spoken
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From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
there
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Totnes
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trudged
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From this reading Not less than five-and-twenty had gone from the Mill to hear Jordan Kellock’s lecture on socialism; and as they trudged homeward they discussed it.
walking
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had surprised all his listeners and many were full of enthusiasm before the future he indicated; but some were angry; some went in doubt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
women
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women who heard him wondered at the ease with which he had spoken and held his audience.
young
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From this reading THE BARGAIN Through bright moonlight, that made the young leaves diaphanous and melted on the grass lands in grey mist, men and women were walking home to Ashprington from Totnes.
younger
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From this reading The younger men were with him and the older could not deny that there was reason and pitiless justice behind his demands.
