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advice
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
appointed
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
band
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
became
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
blacker
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
Bodymaster
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
citizens
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
councils
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
day
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
Deacon
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
distribution
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
firearms
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
Freemen
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
gatherings
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
greeted
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
heart
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
height
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From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
Herald
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
Inner
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
law-abiding
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
lodge
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
McGinty
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
McMurdo
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
more
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
necessary
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
now
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
office
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
oppressors
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
people
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
popular
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
prospect
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
reached
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
reign
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From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
Rumours
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From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
scowls
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Rumours had reached the lodge of secret gatherings in the Herald office and of distribution of firearms among the law-abiding people.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
some
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
spite
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
streets
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
succeeding
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From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
taking
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
terror
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From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
together
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From this reading In spite of their terror the citizens were taking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors.
Vermissa
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From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the height of the reign of terror.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The more popular he became, however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as he passed along the streets of Vermissa.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGinty as Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades that nothing was done without his help and advice.
