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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 All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
admonitions
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
advantage
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
ago
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
All
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
bill
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
crown
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
delivered
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
displaying
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
double
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
fact
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From this reading ‘The fact,’ returned the King, ‘is undoubtedly so.’
few
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
gallant
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
gigantic
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
high
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
inches
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
infants
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
inquire
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
King
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
larger
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
largest
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
made
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
Majesty
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
manner
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
multitude
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
now
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
old
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
pause
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
possible
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
posting
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
posting-bills
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
proclamation
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From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘The fact,’ returned the King, ‘is undoubtedly so.’
reverting
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
rotten
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
said
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘The fact,’ returned the King, ‘is undoubtedly so.’
some
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
then
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
thirty
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
thirty-nine
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
two-sheet
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From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
undoubtedly
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From this reading ‘The fact,’ returned the King, ‘is undoubtedly so.’
warehouse
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All this His Majesty delivered in a gallant manner; posting it, as it were, before me, in a great proclamation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I took advantage of the pause he now made, to inquire what a ‘two-sheet double crown’ might express?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
wide
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From this reading ‘A two-sheet double crown,’ replied the King, ‘is a bill thirty-nine inches wide by thirty inches high.’
years
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From this reading ‘Is it possible,’ said I, my mind reverting to the gigantic admonitions we were then displaying to the multitude—which were as infants to some of the posting-bills on the rotten old warehouse—‘that some few years ago the largest bill was no larger than that?’
