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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 British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Accepted
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
address
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Advancement
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
al
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
allied
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
also
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
annual
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Antonio
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Association
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
atheism
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
availed
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
Belfast
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Biology
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
birthday
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
blasphemy
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
blindness
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Boadicea
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
box
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
British
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
centre
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
champion
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
cheap
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
clever
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Colour
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
companies
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
concerts
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
courtesy
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
dances
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
days
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
delightful
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
delivered
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From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
discovery
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
don't
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
entertainment
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
feast
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
festivities
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
fresco
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
functions
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
garden
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
Giuseppe
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
grateful
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
great-grandfather
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
guest
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
happening
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
harm
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
heard
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From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
honoured
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
indignation
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
interest
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
late
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
likelihood
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
locality
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
made
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
man
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
many
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Medical
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
meeting
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
meetings
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
movable
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
much
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
only
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From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
opera
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
operatic
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
opinion
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
orthodoxy
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
parties
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
patronage
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
place
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
places
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
Presbyterians
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
President's
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From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
primo
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
privilege
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
Professor
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
protection
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
Public
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
pulpits
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Queen
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
railway
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
revelation
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
ruin
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Science
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
sciences
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
second
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
seriously
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
several
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
story
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
strict
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
taken
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
taking
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From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
tenore
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
there
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
tickets
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
too
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From this reading THE annual meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science can be made quite as delightful functions as those of the British Medical Association, if they are not taken too seriously; and I don’t think that there is much likelihood of that happening.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
town
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Transferable
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
transfers
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
Tyndall
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
various
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From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
visit
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only President’s address which I ever heard delivered was, however, that of Professor Tyndall at Belfast.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I have also availed myself of the courtesy of the railway companies that issued cheap tickets to the various places of interest in the locality where the annual festivities took place under the patronage of the British Association.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have had the privilege of taking part in several of the dances, the garden parties, and the concerts which have taken place under the grateful protection of science.
Worse
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
young
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From this reading _The British Association--The late Professor Tyndall--His Belfast address--The centre of strict orthodoxy--The indignation of the pulpits--Worse than atheism--Biology and blasphemy allied sciences--The champion of orthodoxy--The town is saved--After many days--The second visit of Professor Tyndall to Belfast--The honoured guest of the Presbyterians--Public opinion--Colour blindness--Another meeting of the British Association--A clever young man--The secret of the ruin--The revelation of the secret--The great-grandfather of Queen Boadicea--The story of Antonio Giuseppe--Accepted as primo tenore--The birthday books--A movable feast--A box at the opera--Transferable--The discovery of the transfers--An al fresco operatic entertainment--No harm done._
