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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 “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
Alfred
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
almost
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
arm
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
camera
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From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
Chancellor
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
circles
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
city
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
close
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
confabulation
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
Downing
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
earnestly
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
Exchequer
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
eyes
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
financial
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financiers
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
find
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
Gordon
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
greatest
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
historical
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
interesting
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
Jones
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
Mall
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
men
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
Minister
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
moments
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
Mr
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
Pall
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
passing
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From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
popular
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
pressman
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From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
royal
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
satisfaction
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
saying
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
scarcely
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
separating
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
several
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
sight
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From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
Sir
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
source
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
Street
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
sunlight
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From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
there
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
times
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
together
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
twinkle
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From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
two
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
up
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
walked
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From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am afraid,” he went on, with a little twinkle in his eyes, “that there are times when I have scarcely been popular in financial circles.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
whole-hearted
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From this reading “It is a source of the greatest satisfaction to me, Sir Alfred,” the Minister was saying earnestly, “to find such royal and whole-hearted support in the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the greatest financiers of the city in close confabulation with Mr. Gordon Jones, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was an interesting, almost an historical sight.
yearned
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From this reading The pressman who was passing yearned for the sunlight in his camera.
