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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 AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
ACTORS
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
addressed
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
bon
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
bonnes
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
circulated
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
descant
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
echo
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
ENGLAND
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
envied
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
erroneously
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
EVENT
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
fashion
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
fortunes
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
genius
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
Goldolphin
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From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
graces
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
hand
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
HISTORY
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
IMPORTANCE
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
imputed
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
inspirers
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
intention
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
LEAVES
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
London
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From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
manners
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
mysteriously
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
novelists
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
PRINCIPAL
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
reiterate
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
SECOND
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From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
society
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
some
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
supposed
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
term
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
theme
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS HISTORY.--GODOLPHIN A SECOND TIME LEAVES ENGLAND.
ton
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From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
truly
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
Verses
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From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
wearisome
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From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
welcomed
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From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His graces, his manners, his genius, his bon ton, and his bonnes fortunes, were the theme of every society.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is not my intention to reiterate the wearisome echo of novelists, who descant on fashion and term it life.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Verses imputed to him,--some erroneously, some truly,--were mysteriously circulated from hand to hand; and every one envied the fair inspirers to whom they were supposed to be addressed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
world
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From this reading Goldolphin was welcomed with enthusiasm by the London world.
