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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 There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
accidents
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
accordance
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altogether
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
better
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
British
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
chapter
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circumstances
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
condition
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
day
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
degree
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doubt
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
facts
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
go
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
heroines
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
incidents
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
initiative
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
interested
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introductory
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
IRELAND
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From this reading THE STATE OF IRELAND.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
Islands
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
jeopardised
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
lives
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
made
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
many
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
more
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
most
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
necessary
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
occurred
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STATE OF IRELAND.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
only
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other
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
parts
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
political
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
precarious
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
property
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
sensational
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
skip
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
STATE
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From this reading THE STATE OF IRELAND.
stated
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
story
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subordinate
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
suit
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
tale
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tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
telling
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From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STATE OF IRELAND.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
There
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
three
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This chapter should have been introductory and initiative; but the facts as stated will suit better to the telling of my story if they be told here.
unknown
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
unsafe
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
well
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From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It will be well that they who are interested only in the sensational incidents of our story to skip this chapter and go on to other parts of our tale which may be more in accordance with their taste.
written
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From this reading It is necessary that this one chapter shall be written in which the accidents that occurred in the lives of our three heroines shall be made subordinate to the political circumstances of the day.
years
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From this reading There can be no doubt that Ireland has been and still is in a most precarious condition, that life has been altogether unsafe there, and that property has been jeopardised in a degree unknown for many years in the British Islands.
