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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 That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
all
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
apart
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
author
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
AUTHOR'S
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From this reading (BY THE AUTHOR'S SON.)
begun
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (BY THE AUTHOR'S SON.)
central
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
Chillingly
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
Coming
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
common
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
constitute
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
disrespect
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
distinctly
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
earlier
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
expression
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
false
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
fantastic
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
group
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
humour
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
idea
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
Kenelm
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
later
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
NOTE
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From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
novels
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
ones
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
origin
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
other
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
Parisians
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From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
PREFATORY
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From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
protest
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
Race
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
realities
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
respectabilities
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
satire
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
social
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From this reading The satire of his earlier novels is a protest against false social respectabilities; the humour of his later ones is a protest against the disrespect of social realities.
SON
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From this reading (BY THE AUTHOR'S SON.)
special
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
taken
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (BY THE AUTHOR'S SON.)
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
three
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
together
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The Parisians" and "Kenelm Chillingly" were begun about the same time, and had their common origin in the same central idea.
works
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From this reading That idea first found fantastic expression in "The Coming Race;" and the three books, taken together, constitute a special group, distinctly apart from all the other works of their author.
