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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 It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
always
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
archives
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
away
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
bells
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
boomed
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
bright
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
carefully
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
cathedral
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
churches
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
city
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
clean
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
day
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
Dublin
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
early
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
existence
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From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
eye
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
famous
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
filth
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
gorgeous
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
heat
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
hour
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
Ireland
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From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
Liffey
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
like
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
Maker
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From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
menace
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
mist
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
monotony
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
mornings
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From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
natural
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
only
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From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
pantechnicon
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
peaceful
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
placed
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From this reading It was a day such as Dublin placed away carefully into the pantechnicon of famous archives.
repulse
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
ringing
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
shimmers
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
silver
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From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Above the Liffey, even at so early an hour, the heat shimmers like a silver mist.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
sun
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From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
thrilling
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From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The city of Dublin was not always clean, but in the bright, gorgeous sun her natural filth was no menace to the eye, no repulse to the senses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a morning such as could only be brought into existence by the Maker of mornings in Ireland.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bells of churches were ringing, and the great cathedral bells boomed in thrilling monotony over the peaceful city.
