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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 THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
act
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
AMERICAN
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
approached
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
BEAUTY
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From this reading LEICESTER STANHOPE, THE CELEBRATED BEAUTY, ETC., ETC.
BROUGHAM
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
BULWER'S
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
CELEBRATED
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From this reading LEICESTER STANHOPE, THE CELEBRATED BEAUTY, ETC., ETC.
continent
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
DAYS
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
ETC
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From this reading LEICESTER STANHOPE, THE CELEBRATED BEAUTY, ETC., ETC.
EVENING
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
FASHIONABLE
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
FEMALES
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
first
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
Fop's-alley
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
GLANCE
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
GRISI
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
hear
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From this reading Went to the opera to hear Julia Grisi.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
instances
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
ITALIAN
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
Julia
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From this reading Went to the opera to hear Julia Grisi.
LEICESTER
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From this reading LEICESTER STANHOPE, THE CELEBRATED BEAUTY, ETC., ETC.
LITERATURE
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
LORD
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
MADEMOISELLE
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
MODERN
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
MOSCOWA
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
MRS
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
NEGLECT
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
never
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
NORTON
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
OPERA
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From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
ORATOR
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
out
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
PAINTER
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
PALMY
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
PARTY
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
PERSONAGES
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
PORTRAIT
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
PRESENT
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
PRINCE
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
RAND
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
rudeness
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
saw
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
seen
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
SEFTON
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
SHIEL
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
STANHOPE
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From this reading LEICESTER STANHOPE, THE CELEBRATED BEAUTY, ETC., ETC.
STATE
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From this reading NORTON AND LORD SEFTON--RAND, THE AMERICAN PORTRAIT PAINTER--AN EVENING PARTY AT BULWER'S--PALMY STATE OF LITERATURE IN MODERN DAYS--FASHIONABLE NEGLECT OF FEMALES-- PERSONAGES PRESENT--SHIEL THE ORATOR, THE PRINCE OF MOSCOWA, MRS.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ITALIAN OPERA--MADEMOISELLE GRISI--A GLANCE AT LORD BROUGHAM--MRS.
three
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Went to the opera to hear Julia Grisi.
Went
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From this reading Went to the opera to hear Julia Grisi.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
years
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From this reading I stood out the first act in the pit, and saw instances of rudeness in "Fop's-alley," which I had never seen approached in three years on the continent.
