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1757
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
Alps
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
babbled
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
back
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
Balbus
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
BATH
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
Blenheim
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
choirs
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
Churchill's
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
common
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
day
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
days
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
dealing
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
despairing
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
draped
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
dwelt
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
ears
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
England
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
England's
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
English
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
Englishman
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
entrance
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
Eugene
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
Europe
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
fast
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
flags
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
fondly
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
gave
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
giddily
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
glories
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
go
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
greatness
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
Hamburg
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
John
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
law
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
lips
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
listened
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
London
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
Marlborough's
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
men
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
more
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
moving
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
numbered
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
ordinary
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
out
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
past
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
phrase
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
Prince
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
Ramillies
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
reeling
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
ROAD
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
set
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
sighed
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
sphere
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
spring
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
State
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
statement
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
steeples
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
ten
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
then
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From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
troops
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
Unwitting
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
warder
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
wars
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From this reading The old babbled of Marlborough's wars, of the entrance of Prince Eugene into London, of choirs draped in flags, and steeples reeling giddily for Ramillies and Blenheim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No phrase was then more common on English lips, or in English ears, than the statement that the days of England's greatness were numbered, and were fast running out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
wider
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From this reading Unwitting the wider sphere about to open before them, men dwelt fondly on the glories of the past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
year
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
years
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From this reading THE OLD BATH ROAD In the year 1757--to go back ten years from the spring with which we are dealing--the ordinary Englishman was a Balbus despairing of the State.
young
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From this reading The young listened, and sighed to think that the day had been, and was not, when England gave the law to Europe, and John Churchill's warder set troops moving from Hamburg to the Alps.
