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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 A TOTTERING EMPIRE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
agitation
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From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
apparent
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
audience
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
cheers
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
curtain
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From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
Death
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
down
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From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
drawing
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
EMPIRE
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From this reading A TOTTERING EMPIRE.
England
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
enthusiast
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
extraordinary
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
fallen
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
feet
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
grimly
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
handkerchief
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
house
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
impetuous
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From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
increased
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From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
large
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
lustily
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
moment's
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
Old
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
pocket
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
red
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
responded
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
restlessness
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From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
rung
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From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
scene
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
shadows
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
shouting
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
Some
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
springing
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
theatre
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From this reading The excitement in the theatre had increased, and the curtain had been rung down.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
Three
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
TOTTERING
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From this reading A TOTTERING EMPIRE.
unprecedented
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From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
walls
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From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death shadows, grimly apparent, had fallen upon the house, and the scene was an extraordinary and unprecedented one.
waved
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From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some enthusiast of the pit, springing to his feet, and drawing a large red handkerchief from his pocket, waved it, shouting-- "Three cheers for good Old England!" to which, after a moment's silence, the audience responded lustily.
wild
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From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
witnessed
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From this reading No such wild restlessness and impetuous agitation had ever before been witnessed within those walls.
