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abdication
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
act
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
anxious
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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 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 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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 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
awful
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bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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 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
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
charity
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
client
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From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
cold
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cumbrous
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Dark
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difference
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From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
dismal
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experienced
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From this reading 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
fancy
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farce
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fee
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From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
fellow
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From this reading That fellow will scarce think of going to law.'
gloom
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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 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 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 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
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
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 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
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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 Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
law
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From this reading That fellow will scarce think of going to law.'
lawyer
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From this reading 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
lost
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From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
majesty
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
Mannering
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
mean
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mercy
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
moves
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
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 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
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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 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
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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
O
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From this reading 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
objects
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
only
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From this reading 'The only difference is, I have lost my client and my fee.
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 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
Parish
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
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 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
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 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
Presents
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profound
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
Register
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
said
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading That fellow will scarce think of going to law.'
scene
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solemnised
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From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
spreads
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tender
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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 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 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 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
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 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 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
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 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
touch
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truth
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unmeaning
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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 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 That fellow will scarce think of going to law.'
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But this poor farce has neither truth nor art To please the fancy or to touch the heart 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 'O, you are quite wrong,' said the experienced lawyer.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Parish Register 'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnised your abdication by an act of mercy and charity.
