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1853
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From this reading PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
acknowledged
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
aims
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
approved
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
assailed
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Lucretia" was completed and published before "The Caxtons."
begun
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
Caxtons
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
character
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
Children
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
circumstance
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
collateral
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
completed
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From this reading "Lucretia" was completed and published before "The Caxtons."
conduct
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
design
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
early
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
EDITION
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From this reading PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
education
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
example
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
Family
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
fictions
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
generally
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
home
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
influence
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
intended
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
Lucretia
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
misunderstood
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
moral
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
Night
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
objects
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
other
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
pendants
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
Picture
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
precisely
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From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
published
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From this reading "Lucretia" was completed and published before "The Caxtons."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
serving
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
show
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
simultaneously
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From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
two
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From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture."
