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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 _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
almost
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
alongside
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
any
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
began
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Campbell
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
Carleton
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Carmichael
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
Celts
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
collect
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
collection
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
country
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Croker
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Curtin
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Cymru
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
department
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
difficulty
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
Douglas
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
early
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
efficient
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
English
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
Europe
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
eyes
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
Fairy
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
folk-fancy
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
folk-tales
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
followers
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
found
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Gaedhel
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
Gallant
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
giving
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
great
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
Griffin
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Hyde
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
Ireland
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
islands
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
Kennedy
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Last
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
less
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
little
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
MacDougall
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
MacInnes
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
MacLeod
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
name
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
offering
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
ones
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
rank
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
rather
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
rich
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
school
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Scotland
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
selection
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
shown
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
shut
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
specimens
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
still
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
successors
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Tales
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
Three
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
time
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
times
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
Tiree
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, MacLeod, and Campbell of Tiree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
trouble
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
vigour
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
volume
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
Wales
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From this reading Gallant little Wales has no name to rank alongside these; in this department the Cymru have shown less vigour than the Gaedhel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
whole
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
year
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
young
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From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Three times, with your eyes shut_ Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
