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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
all
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
appointed
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From this reading Then let the dates for the various veilings be appointed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
conceive
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
dates
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From this reading Then let the dates for the various veilings be appointed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
exhausted
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
five
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then let the dates for the various veilings be appointed.
four
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
inventory
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From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
list
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From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
Lord
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
off
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
orate
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
orators
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From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
other
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
particular
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From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
personages
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
philosophers
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
poets
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
Rosebery
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
spokesman
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From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
statesmen
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
statue
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From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
statues
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From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
submitted
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
taken
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From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
Then
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From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
there
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Let an inventory be taken of those statues.
tick
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
two
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then let the list be passed on to other orators, until every statue on it shall have its particular spokesman.
various
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From this reading Then let the dates for the various veilings be appointed.
veilings
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From this reading Then let the dates for the various veilings be appointed.
week
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
whole
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
wish
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From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Let it be submitted to Lord Rosebery, and he be asked to tick off all those statesmen, poets, philosophers and other personages about whom he would wish to orate.
years
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From this reading If there be four or five veilings every week, I conceive that the whole list will be exhausted in two years or so.
