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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 Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
abolish
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
abolished
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if they cannot create the nursery rhyme, will they destroy it?
cannot
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
character
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
Colchester
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
Cole
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
conceived
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
create
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From this reading But if they cannot create the nursery rhyme, will they destroy it?
destroy
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From this reading But if they cannot create the nursery rhyme, will they destroy it?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Or if they do not destroy, will they reform; which is worse?
doing
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
doubtful
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
educationalists
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
future
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
glorious
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if they cannot create the nursery rhyme, will they destroy it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
King
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
kingdom
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
lately
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
many
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
Meaning
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
meditated
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
Mock
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
Modern
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
more
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
Movements
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
much
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
new
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
nurseries
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
Nursery
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
Old
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or if they do not destroy, will they reform; which is worse?
pageant
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
past
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
poets
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
presumably
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
produce
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
reform
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From this reading Or if they do not destroy, will they reform; which is worse?
rhyme
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
Rhymes
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
soon
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From this reading The new poets have already abolished rhyme; and presumably the new educationalists will soon abolish nurseries.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
taken
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
things
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From this reading The Modern Movements cannot produce a nursery rhyme; it is one of the many such things they cannot even be conceived as doing.
Turkey
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From this reading The Meaning of Mock Turkey Having lately taken part in a pageant of Nursery Rhymes, in the character of Old King Cole, I meditated not so much on the glorious past of the great kingdom of Colchester, as on the more doubtful future of Nursery Rhymes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or if they do not destroy, will they reform; which is worse?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But if they cannot create the nursery rhyme, will they destroy it?
worse
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From this reading Or if they do not destroy, will they reform; which is worse?
