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Abbey
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
Acquaintances
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
also
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRIVATE LIFE AND DEATH.
appearance
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
architectural
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
Barry's
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
best
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
character
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
Charles
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
Conclusion
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
DEATH
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From this reading PRIVATE LIFE AND DEATH.
description
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
dissociate
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
Distaste
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
Domesticity
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
Erection
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
events
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
Failure
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
features
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
found
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
friendships
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
Funeral
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
General
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
great
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
habits
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
hard
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
health
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
interest
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
knew
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
labour
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
Leading
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
LIFE
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From this reading PRIVATE LIFE AND DEATH.
lived
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
loved
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
measure
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
Memorial
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
most
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
never-flagging
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
occupation
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
only
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
Personal
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
pleasures
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From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
privacy
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
PRIVATE
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From this reading PRIVATE LIFE AND DEATH.
publicity
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
recollections
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
Sir
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
Statue
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
story
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For that work he lived; and in it he found not only the occupation, but also most of the pleasures, of his life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
told
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From this reading The story of Sir Charles Barry’s life has in great measure been told in the description of his general architectural work.
ungrudging
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From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
Westminster
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is hard for those who knew and loved him best to dissociate his memory from the recollections of his ungrudging labour upon it, and its never-flagging interest to him.
work
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From this reading Leading events of his life--General habits of work--Domesticity and privacy of life--Acquaintances and friendships--Distaste of publicity--Leading features of character--Personal appearance--Failure of health--Death--Funeral in Westminster Abbey--Erection of Memorial Statue--Conclusion.
