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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 For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
alike
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
anterooms
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
apart
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
aroused
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
Bright
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
class
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
deadly
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
decision
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
delegates
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
disclosure
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
earnest
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
evening
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
extreme
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
fact
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
Fenn
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
find
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
gathering
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
grim
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
hoped
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
hung
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
identity
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
immense
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
interest
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
introduced
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
issues
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
joy
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
Julian
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
majority
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
man
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
many
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
men
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
met
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
momentous
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
mostly
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
nearer
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
note
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
own
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From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
pacifists
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
scarcely
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
soldier
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From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
Some
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
spent
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From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
tone
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenn and Bright had their own reasons for standing apart, and the extreme pacifists took note of the fact that he had been a soldier.
unambitious
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
uninspired
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
unmixed
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From this reading The disclosure of his identity, although it aroused immense interest, was scarcely an unmixed joy to the majority of them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
Westminster
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From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some short time was spent in one of the anterooms, where Julian was introduced to many of the delegates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who were in earnest--and they mostly were in grim and deadly earnest--had hoped to find him a man nearer their own class.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For a gathering of men upon whose decision hung such momentous issues, the Council which met that evening at Westminster seemed alike unambitious in tone and uninspired in appearance.
