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absolutely
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
agreeable
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
all
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
allow
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
any
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
artist
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
authors
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
away
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From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
book
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From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
bringing
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
career
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
certain
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
chances
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
characters
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
clear
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
close
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
contents
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From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
dash
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
descriptions
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
disreputable
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
dramatic
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
end
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
given
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
goodness
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
heroes
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
Jerry
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
likely
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
literary
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From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
Logic
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
London
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
married
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
melancholy
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
merit
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
merriment
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
moral
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
most
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
off
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
other
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
own
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
particularly
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
personages
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
pity
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
public
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
publishers
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
read
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
refined
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
romance
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
ruin
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
said
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
see
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
shape
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
sheer
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From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
show
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
some
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
striking
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From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
subjects
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
tale
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
There
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From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
three
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to the literary contents of the book, they have passed sheer away.
Tom
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
vulgar
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From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, most likely, not particularly refined; nay, the chances are that it was absolutely vulgar.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it must have had some merit of its own, that is clear; it must have given striking descriptions of life in some part or other of London, for all London read it, and went to see it in its dramatic shape.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is some goodness in this pity, which authors and the public are disposed to show towards certain agreeable, disreputable characters of romance.
wished
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
world
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
writer
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From this reading The artist, it is said, wished to close the career of the three heroes by bringing them all to ruin, but the writer, or publishers, would not allow any such melancholy subjects to dash the merriment of the public, and we believe Tom, Jerry, and Logic, were married off at the end of the tale, as if they had been the most moral personages in the world.
