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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 three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
any
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From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
becoming
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
billiard
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
brawn
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From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
Castle
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
chef
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
comfortable
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
councils
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
country
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
Devenham
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
directing
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
divan
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
Duke's
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
earth
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
Emperor
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
felt
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
gentle
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
honor
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
huge
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
matter
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From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
men
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
Minister
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
modern
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
most
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
much
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
nation
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From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
occupied
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From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
optimism
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
out
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From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
over-civilized
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From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
powerful
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
Prime
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
quickened
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
room
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
said
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
sat
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
serious
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From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
served
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From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
similitude
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From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
stealing
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
three
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are becoming over-civilized out of any similitude to a nation of men of blood and brawn.”
together
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
too
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From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
wave
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From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are becoming,” the Prime Minister said, “much too modern.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless this was a serious matter which occupied their thoughts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The three men who sat together upon a huge divan, the three men most powerful in directing the councils of their country, felt a gentle wave of optimism stealing through their quickened blood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Duke’s chef had served an Emperor with honor--the billiard room at Devenham Castle was the most comfortable room upon earth.
