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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 man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
applause
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
back
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
clasped
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
crowd
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
forth
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
gone
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
heard
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
Jurgis
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
man
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
Marseillaise
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
minutes
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
miracle
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From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
nerve
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
out
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
place
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
platform
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
realized
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
sat
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
seat
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
seized
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
several
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
shook
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
some
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
song
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
speech
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
spirit
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
stanza
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
started
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
stirred
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From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
then
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
thundered
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
trembling
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From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
up
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From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
wild
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
words
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From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
wrought
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From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
