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From this reading 1 —Prior.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
Author
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
cart
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
depart
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
devised
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
district
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
favour
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
finally
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
frequent
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
give
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
Gâté
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
halter
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
hitherto
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading INTRODUCTION TO IVANHOE.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
IVANHOE
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From this reading INTRODUCTION TO IVANHOE.
L'Enfant
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
leave
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
literature
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
loath
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
mode
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
Novels
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
novelty
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
Now
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
often
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
out
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
peculiar
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
plain
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
popularity
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
Prior
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From this reading 1 —Prior.
proceeded
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
productions
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
public
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
publication
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
some
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
subsequent
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
success
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
termed
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
traversed
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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!
unabated
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
Waverley
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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.
wear
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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.
