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1819
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
bless
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
borne
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
Bow
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From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
brave
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
end
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
England
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
enormous
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
far-seeing
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
feathers
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
followed
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From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
gallantly
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
goddess
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
gold
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
Government
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
known
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
made
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
men
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
money
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
nation
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
only
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
paper
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
particular
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From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
peace
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From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
people
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
prosperity
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
put
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
ruled
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
runner
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From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
silver
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
strain
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
Street
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From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
supposed
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
taxation
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
twenty
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
up
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
war
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one particular at least the Bow Street runner was right.
Waterloo
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From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
welcomed
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From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
wings
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From this reading The goddess of prosperity, with her wings of silver and her feathers of gold, was to bless a people which had long known only paper money.
wise
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The peace which followed Waterloo had been welcomed with enthusiasm.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
year
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From this reading The Government which ruled England in that year, 1819, was made up of brave men; whether they were wise men or great men, or far-seeing men, is another question.
years
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From this reading Men supposed that it would put an end to the enormous taxation and the strain which the nation had borne so gallantly during twenty years of war.
