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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 There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
affairs
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
all
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
any
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
blind
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
Cameron
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
certain
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
concerned
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
Courts
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
crisis
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
darling
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
earth
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
exchange
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
eyes
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
fancy
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
going
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
gone
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
hide
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
India
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
Keble
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From this reading Keble.
Law
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
Lucas's
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
men
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
moan
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
peevish
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
Philip
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
reed
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
seems
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
Sir
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
slack
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
some
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From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
stagnate
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
standstill
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
steps
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
taken
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
There
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
things
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
tide
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From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
vacation
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From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
