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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 No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
accurate
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
allowed
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
arms
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
autumn
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
bagged
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
breathing
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
brightness
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
busy
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
calculations
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
came
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
castles
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
certain
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
country
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
court
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
daily
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
diversify
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
dulness
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
expresses
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
fro
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
game
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
gentlemen
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
happy
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
hurrying
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
instead
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
ladies
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
leaning
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
lords
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
men
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
ministry
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
MORE
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From this reading MORE NOVELTY.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
noble
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
NOVELTY
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From this reading MORE NOVELTY.
Now
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
papers
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
parliament
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
patriotic
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
power
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
proceedings
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
progress
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
proudly
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
quantity
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
reporting
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
runaway
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
search
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From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
seat
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From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
September
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
sons
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
stately
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
sunsets
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
terraces
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
time
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
town
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
utter
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From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
watch
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From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now were expresses hurrying to and fro in search of the runaway men in power.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now were ancient ladies proudly leaning on the arms of sons, who were happy in being allowed breathing time to watch the autumn sunsets from the terraces of their stately castles.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading No parliament, no ministry, no court, with whose proceedings to diversify the daily papers; but instead, a reporting of the progress of certain noble lords and patriotic gentlemen from one country seat to another, with accurate calculations of the quantity of game bagged by each.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length came September, with its utter dulness in town, and its busy brightness in the country.
