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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 death of George the Fourth was the birth of a new era.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
attenuated
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From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
birth
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From this reading The death of George the Fourth was the birth of a new era.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
cannot
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
change
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
consecrated
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
contributed
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
crept
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
DEATH
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
denied
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
desire
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
disguised
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
era
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From this reading The death of George the Fourth was the birth of a new era.
ERPINGHAM
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
expenses
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
far
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death of George the Fourth was the birth of a new era.
gathering
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
GEORGE
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
graces
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
IV
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
LADY
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
land
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
later
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
lies
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From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
longer
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
military
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
monarch
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
more
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
new
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From this reading The death of George the Fourth was the birth of a new era.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
PARTIES
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
people
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
pockets
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From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
POLITICAL
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
prince
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
reign
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
road
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From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
seclusion
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
shortest
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From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
silent
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
SITUATION
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From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
speculations
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
spirit
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF GEORGE IV.--THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF PARTIES, AND OF LADY ERPINGHAM.
theoretical
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shortest road to liberty lies through attenuated pockets!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
triumphs
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
various
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
very
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
walls
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The death of George the Fourth was the birth of a new era.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
years
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From this reading During the later years of that monarch a silent spirit had been gathering over the land, which had crept even to the very walls of his seclusion.
youthful
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From this reading It cannot be denied that the various expenses of his reign,--no longer consecrated by the youthful graces of the prince, no longer disguised beneath the military triumphs of the people,--had contributed far more than theoretical speculations to the desire of political change.
