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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 There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
all
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
almost
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
any
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
away
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
break
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
building
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
cared
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From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
companions
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
condition
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
dance
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From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
desire
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
discard
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
emotionalism
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
end
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
feverish
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
few
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From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
homewards
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
hurried
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
hush
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
lent
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
like
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
Maggie
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
many
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
music
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From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
passing
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
places
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
queer
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
roar
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From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
sensation
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
shamefaced
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
silently
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From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
sort
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
speech
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From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
strain
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
strange
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
swelled
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From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
temperament
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were many who, like Maggie and her companions, silently left their places and hurried homewards.
Then
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From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
There
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From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is in the Anglo-Saxon temperament an almost feverish desire to break away from any condition of strain, a sort of shamefaced impulse to discard emotionalism.
unreality
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
up
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From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
voices
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From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
warning
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From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
Whispers
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From this reading Whispers swelled into speech, and speech into almost a roar of voices.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then the music struck up, although at first there were few who cared to dance.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The strange hush which had lent a queer sensation of unreality to all that was passing in the great building was without any warning brought to an end.
