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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 But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
actions
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
afford
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
all
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
amusement
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
any
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
apathy
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
applauded
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
apprehensions
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From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
artifice
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
authorised
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
become
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
cause
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
chain
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
Clifton
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
Coke
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
countries
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
deceive
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
deception
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
Dover-Street
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
Fairfax
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
feel
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From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
felt
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From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
find
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
gloomy
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
Guy
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
land
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
London
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
nature
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
new
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
now
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
objects
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
opposite
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
painful
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
pastime
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
phlegm
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
pleasure
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From this reading There it is a sport and a pleasure.
practised
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
seem
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
sport
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From this reading There it is a sport and a pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
There
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From this reading There it is a sport and a pleasure.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _London, Dover-Street_ My actions are now become one continued chain of artifice.
very
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From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
vexation
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From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To deceive in countries where deception is a pastime, authorised, practised, and applauded, is I find something very opposite to what would seem the same thing, in this gloomy land of apathy and phlegm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
wholly
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From this reading As it is I feel apprehensions which are wholly different from any I ever felt before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But were that all, and were not the objects of this artifice of a nature so new and so painful, it would afford me amusement, and not be any cause of vexation.
