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10337
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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 Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
account
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
all
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
attempt
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
attention
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
beguile
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
beset
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blaze
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
came
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cataclysms
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century
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changing
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claimed
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comes
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
comets
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companions
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crop
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E-book
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earth
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eclipses
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engulf
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enough
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established
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
event
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events
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
fact
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
fall
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
frighten
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
general
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gutenberg
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h
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
hostile
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htm
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html
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http
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humanity
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ibiblio
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illustrations
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incidence
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includes
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
irregular
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
mankind
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
marvel
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
mermaids
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
meteors
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
monsters
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
Mrs
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
nature
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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Note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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org
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passing
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
plentiful
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
rain
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
rather
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reason
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
relate
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
sea-serpents
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
See
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
sirens
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
sky
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
sorts
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
speak
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
strange
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
supernatural
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From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
swarm
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
Tebrick
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
then
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
there
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thus
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From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
uncommon
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unsupported
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
version
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very
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
vixen
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From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thus there may be not one marvel to speak of in a century, and then often enough comes a plentiful crop of them; monsters of all sorts swarm suddenly upon the earth, comets blaze in the sky, eclipses frighten nature, meteors fall in rain, while mermaids and sirens beguile, and sea-serpents engulf every passing ship, and terrible cataclysms beset humanity.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact which we may attempt to account for as we will.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
world
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From this reading But the strange event which I shall here relate came alone, unsupported, without companions into a hostile world, and for that very reason claimed little of the general attention of mankind.
www
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From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
zip
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From this reading See http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h/10337-h.htm or http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/0/3/3/10337/10337-h.zip Wonderful or supernatural events are not so uncommon, rather they are irregular in their incidence.
