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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 It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
any
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
ask
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From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
BATTERSEA
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From this reading THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But something must be told of the occurrences of these two years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
considered
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
days
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
death
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
fatal
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
fault
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
formerly
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
gap
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
HAMLETS
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From this reading THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
hiatus
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
impropriety
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
marriage
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
MEMBER
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From this reading THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
more
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
much
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
now
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From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
occurrences
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From this reading But something must be told of the occurrences of these two years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But something must be told of the occurrences of these two years.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
pass
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From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
personages
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
place
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
ranks
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
readers
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From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
regarded
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
slight
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But something must be told of the occurrences of these two years.
story
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
taken
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
thinned
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From this reading In the first place, no marriage had taken place--that is, among our personages; nor had their ranks been thinned by any death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But something must be told of the occurrences of these two years.
two
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From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
unities
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
utterly
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From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is a terrible gap in a story; but in these days the unities are not much considered, and a hiatus which would formerly have been regarded as a fault utterly fatal is now no more than a slight impropriety.
years
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From this reading I must now ask my readers to pass over two years with me.
