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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 Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
any
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From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
bad
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
book
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
called
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
chapter
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From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
displayed
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
double
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
eschew
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
Famine
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
fashion
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From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
ingenuity
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
Ireland
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
leave
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From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
muster
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
names
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
now
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From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
out
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
pass
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
period
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From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
rate
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From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
respect
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
spared
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From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
story
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From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
Tale
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
turn
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
very
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From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
worst
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From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
Year
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From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
