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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
all-absorbing
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
Bartholomew
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Beresina
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Black
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
Calcutta
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certain
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
COMMUNION
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
Earthquake
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
eschew
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From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
example
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
excites
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From this reading But in these accounts it is the fact--it is the reality--it is the history which excites.
fact
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From this reading But in these accounts it is the fact--it is the reality--it is the history which excites.
fiction
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
handled
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
history
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From this reading But in these accounts it is the fact--it is the reality--it is the history which excites.
Hole
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horrible
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
intense
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
interest
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in these accounts it is the fact--it is the reality--it is the history which excites.
legitimate
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Lisbon
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London
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maintain
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
majesty
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
Massacre
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
mere
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From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
most
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
offend
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From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
only
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
pain
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
PassagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
Plague
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
pleasurable
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prisoners
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propriety
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
purposes
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
reality
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From this reading But in these accounts it is the fact--it is the reality--it is the history which excites.
romancist
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From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
sanctify
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
severity
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
St
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
themes
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
There
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
thrill
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From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
too
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From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
truth
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From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
VAULTnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thrill, for example, with the most intense of "pleasurable pain" over the accounts of the Passage of the Beresina, of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague of London, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the 123 prisoners in the Black Hole at Calcutta.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE VAULT UNDER THE COMMUNION There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.
wish
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From this reading These the mere romancist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or disgust.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are with propriety handled only when the severity and majesty of truth sanctify and maintain them.
