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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 _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
all
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
Author
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
became
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
beginnings
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
begins
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
better
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From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
Bressant
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
caste
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
Century
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From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
confusion
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From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
CONTINENT
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From this reading “OUR CONTINENT” LIBRARY.
Corsican
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
Duke
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
Eighteenth
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From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
endings
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
England
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
Englishmen
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
etc
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
expired
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From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
Garth
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
genius
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
hour
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
Idolatry
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
insolent
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
Iron
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
kindly
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
LIBRARY
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From this reading “OUR CONTINENT” LIBRARY.
many
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
much
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
nations
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
Ogre
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “OUR CONTINENT” LIBRARY.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
Queen
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
reckless
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
republican
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
savage
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
Sebastian
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
showy
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
slangy
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
society
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
story
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
Strome
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From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
thrashed
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
tumultuous
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
well-nigh
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From this reading The Iron Duke had thrashed the Corsican Ogre, England was the Queen of nations, and Englishmen thought so much of themselves and of one another that society, for all its caste, became well-nigh republican.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Author of “Bressant,” “Sebastian Strome,” “Idolatry,” “Garth,” etc._ The time at which this story begins was a time of many beginnings and many endings.
years
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From this reading The Eighteenth Century had expired the better part of a score of years before, and everything was in confusion.
Youth
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From this reading Youth--tumultuous, hearty, reckless, showy, slangy, insolent, kindly, savage--was the genius of the hour.
