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abdication
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
act
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
anxious
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
awful
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
charity
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
cold
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
cumbrous
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
Dark
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
dismal
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
experienced
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From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
fancy
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From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
farce
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From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
fellow
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
gloom
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
going
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
heart
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From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
laughing
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
law
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
lawyer
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From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
majesty
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
Mannering
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
mean
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
mercy
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
moves
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
objects
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
Parish
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From this reading Parish Register.
please
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From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
Presents
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
profound
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
Register
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From this reading Parish Register.
said
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
scene
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
solemnised
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From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
spreads
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
tender
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
touch
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From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
truth
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From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth, nor art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart.
unmeaning
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From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
wrong
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From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene, Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you are quite wrong," said the experienced lawyer.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your majesty," said Mannering, laughing, "has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity--That fellow will scarce think of going to law."
