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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 ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
all
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
appeared
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
became
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
carry
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
cast
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
certainly
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
clearness
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
combined
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
commentator
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
contain
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
day
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
delighted
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
denial
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
directness
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
discouragement
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
discussed
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
effect
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
elaborate
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
events
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
expectations
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
expected
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
fact
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
fail
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
failure
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
faith
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
foundation
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
freedom
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
gloom
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
ignominious
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
interesting
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
land
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
liberal
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
light
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
marked
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
matter
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
more
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
most
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
much
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
Only
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
original
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
ornamentation
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
own
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
paper
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
papers
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
paragraph
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
prey
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
promised
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
public
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
reading
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
realized
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
reserve
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
respects
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
said
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
scarcely
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
scheme
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
shock
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
sides
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
some
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From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
spiritual
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
stand
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
statements
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
story
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
subject
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
suggestions
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
temporarily
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From this reading In effect it was a denial not only of the ornamentation, but of the story itself, and left the liberal commentator not a fact to stand upon, so that he became temporarily the prey of discouragement and spiritual gloom, which was not a little added to by the events of the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
there
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
unmistakable
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
very
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
vigor
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
weight
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
well
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From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
Westoria
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From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was very well done, and said so much in little, and with such unmistakable faith in its own statements and such suggestions of a foundation for that faith, that it was something of a shock to those who had delighted in the most elaborate ornamentation of the original story.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ignominious failure of the Westoria land scheme was discussed with freedom and vigor, light being cast upon it from all sides, but upon the subject which had promised most there was a marked silence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had certainly been expected by the public that the morning papers would contain some interesting reading matter, and in some respects these expectations were realized.
written
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From this reading Only in one paper there appeared a paragraph--scarcely more--written with much clearness and with a combined reserve and directness which could not fail to carry weight.
