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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 are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
absurd
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
Act
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
applied
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
appointed
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
assumption
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
availing
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
bread
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
butter
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
change
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
chief
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
classes
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
comprehended
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
courses
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
dementia
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
destruction
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
discuss
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
endowed
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
eventlessly
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
facilities
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
families
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
family
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From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
gods
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
hundred
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
impertinent
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
indeed
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
Irish
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
knowing
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
land
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
landlords
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
launched
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
like
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
lost
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
lucky
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
made
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
nations
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
offered
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
only
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
other
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
out
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
ownership
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
Parliament
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
piece
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
place
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
possession
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
possible
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
preordained
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
provision
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
quality
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
regretfully
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From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
representative
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
said
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From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
say
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
serenely
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
shaken
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
ships
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
side
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
star
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
sufficient
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
supposed
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From this reading It can only be supposed that the gods had preordained its destruction, for on no other assumption can the dementia of its chief representative be comprehended.
Talbot-Lowry
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From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
tempests
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
tenants
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
There
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From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
three
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
transfer
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
valuable
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From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But of such was not, it must regretfully be said, the family of Talbot-Lowry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is sufficient to say that those of both classes who were endowed with the valuable quality of knowing on which side of a piece of bread the butter had been applied, lost as little time as was possible in availing themselves of the facilities that the Act offered them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
year
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From this reading It would be out of place, even, if not impertinent, absurd, to discuss here the Act of Parliament that in the year nineteen hundred and three, made provision to change the ownership of Irish land, and to transfer its possession from the landlords to the tenants.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There are families, as there are nations, that are like those ships that, launched under a lucky star, sail their appointed courses ever serenely and eventlessly, and though they may indeed look on tempests, yet are never shaken by them.
