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1831
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From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
8th
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From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
Abbey
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
ancestors
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
assembled
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
audience
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
bequeathed
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
bold
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
caring
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
church
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
conquerors
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
CORONATION
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From this reading THE CORONATION.
crown
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
departed
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
division
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
dust
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
eagerly
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
empire
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
future
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
gazed
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
generations
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
guarded
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
heads
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
history
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
holiday
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From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
homage
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
human
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
immense
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
impressive
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
king
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
kings
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
lifetime
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
London
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From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
men
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
mighty
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
Modern
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
monarch
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
monitors
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
monuments
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
most
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
occurs
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
once
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
pageant
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
past
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From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
pomp
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
prowess
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
received
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
September
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From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
sets
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
slept
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
statesmen
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
sun
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORONATION.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Abbey--thinking little of the past, caring little for the future--the immense audience gazed eagerly on the pageant that occurs but once in that division of history,--the lifetime of a king.
thrones
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The 8th of September, 1831, was a holiday in London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
William
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From this reading William the Fourth received the crown of his ancestors in that mighty church in which the most impressive monitors to human pomp are the monuments of the dead.
wise
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From this reading The dust of conquerors and statesmen, of the wise heads and the bold hands that had guarded the thrones of departed kings, slept around; and the great men of the Modern time were assembled in homage to the monarch to whom the prowess and the liberty of generations had bequeathed an empire in which the sun never sets.
