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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 a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
accustomed
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
all
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
antiquity
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
aspect
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
away
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
better
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bricks
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These are but the least of their triumphs.
circumstances
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
coarse
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
connected
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
consider
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
contemporary
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conveys
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
durable
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
Ephemeral
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
existence
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
fabric
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
frail
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
government
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
half-sheet
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
impression
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
imprinted
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
intended
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
interests
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These are but the least of their triumphs.
leaves
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
literature
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
moment
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
moral
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
more
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
most
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
newspapers
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
old
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
once
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
only
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
opinions
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
outlived
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
physical
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
present
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
printer
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
proved
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
publication
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
record
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From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
rude
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
singular
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
small
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
species
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From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
stone
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
subscription-list
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
supposed
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The government, the interests, the opinions, in short, all the moral circumstances that were contemporary with their publication, have passed away, and left no better record of what they were than may be found in these frail leaves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
There
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are but the least of their triumphs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
timber
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
time-stained
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
town
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
triumphs
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From this reading These are but the least of their triumphs.
type
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
volume
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their aspect conveys a singular impression of antiquity, in a species of literature which we are accustomed to consider as connected only with the present moment.
whole
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From this reading Ephemeral as they were intended and supposed to be, they have long outlived the printer and his whole subscription-list, and have proved more durable, as to their physical existence, than most of the timber, bricks, and stone of the town where they were issued.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
yellow
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From this reading There is a volume of what were once newspapers each on a small half-sheet, yellow and time-stained, of a coarse fabric, and imprinted with a rude old type.
