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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 audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
all
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From this reading Simultaneously, from all quarters of the hall, people began to applaud.
American
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
applaud
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From this reading Simultaneously, from all quarters of the hall, people began to applaud.
applause
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From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
appreciated
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
armory
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
attention
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
audience
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Simultaneously, from all quarters of the hall, people began to applaud.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
civilian
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
dawned
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
distinct
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
Donatello's
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
drill
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
evening
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
exhibition
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
expulsion
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
Fairweather
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
far
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
fulfilment
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
fully
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
going
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
greater
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
greatly
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
grew
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From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
hall
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From this reading Simultaneously, from all quarters of the hall, people began to applaud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
hurrahs
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From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
incident
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
line
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
loud
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From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
McCormack
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
mere
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
military
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
moment
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
more
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
orders
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
people
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
post
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
punctured
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From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
quarters
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From this reading Simultaneously, from all quarters of the hall, people began to applaud.
reported
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
see
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
seen
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
Sergeant
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
Simultaneously
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From this reading Simultaneously, from all quarters of the hall, people began to applaud.
soldier
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
spirit
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
started
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
strained
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
too
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From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
treated
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
vastly
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
vigorous
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From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
visit
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From this reading The audience in the armory at Fairweather on the evening of Donatello’s visit and expulsion had been treated to something more, and something of vastly greater moment, than a mere exhibition drill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They had not appreciated it at first, and while it was going on their attention had been too greatly strained to fully take it in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The applause grew more vigorous and was punctured with loud hurrahs.
witnessed
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
worth
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From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when Sergeant McCormack reported the fulfilment of his orders, and started around the right of the line to take his post, it dawned on the people who had seen the incident that an exhibition of American military spirit had been witnessed, the spirit of the soldier as distinct from that of the civilian, that it would have been worth going far to see.
