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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 The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
acting
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
apt
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
attracted
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
Bath
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
Bendibow
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
Bracegirdle
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
brilliant
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
broadly
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
Brothers
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
Brunswick
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
called
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
came
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
century
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
characters
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
commodity
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
Congreve
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
covered
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
days
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
deal
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
dealt
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
eighteenth
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
England
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
Epsom
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
events
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
everywhere
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
extensively
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
Famous
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
fashionable
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
full
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
George
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
history
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
house
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
line
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
living
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
London
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
lovers
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
merry-making
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
met
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
money
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
most
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
Mrs
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
Newmarket
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
other
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
out
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
people
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
period
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
personages
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
Persons
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
picturesque
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
place
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
plays
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
professed
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
prominent
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
reign
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
relation
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
representative
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
Scarborough
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
Second
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
Shrewsbury
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
Son
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From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
thirty
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
throne
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From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
too
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
Tunbridge
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
turf
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
very
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From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The history of the house of Bendibow & Son--or of Bendibow Brothers, as it came to be called--was broadly the history of the eighteenth century in England.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Congreve was living out the last years of his life, and Mrs. Bracegirdle was still acting his plays, when the second representative of the Brunswick line came to the throne.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Persons who deal in money are apt to come into relation with most of the prominent characters and events of their time, and Bendibow Brothers dealt in that commodity very extensively.
years
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From this reading The thirty years covered by the reign of George the Second was a picturesque and brilliant period.
York
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From this reading Famous personages were to be met everywhere--in London, Epsom, Bath, Tunbridge and Scarborough: York, too, was a fashionable place in those days; Shrewsbury was full of merry-making, and Newmarket attracted other people beside professed lovers of the turf.
