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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 Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
afterwards
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
animals
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From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
arrived
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
Beeswax
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
bound
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
came
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
catch
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
certain
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From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
commenced
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
conspicuous
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
crisis
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
debate
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
Duke
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
ears
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
enough
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
existence
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
explanation
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
falling
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From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
Fitzgibbon
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
gangway
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
got
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
Government
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
honourable
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
House
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
houses
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From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
how
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
important
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
Irish
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
just
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
leave
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
loud
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
loyalty
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
made
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
member
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
Ministry
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
named
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
night
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
now
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
often
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From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
Omnium
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
Only
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
pass
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
personal
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
place
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
presumably
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
purposely
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
rather
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
said
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
sat
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
sharp
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
Sir
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
state
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From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
steadiness
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
suggested
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From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
taken
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From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
Then
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought it right to state to the House how it came to pass that he found himself bound to leave the Ministry at so important a crisis in its existence.
Timothy
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
up
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From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only the Duke of Omnium The night of the debate arrived, but before the debate was commenced Sir Timothy Beeswax got up to make a personal explanation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whisper suggested that falling houses were often left by certain animals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was said afterwards that the gentleman who made the observation,--an Irish gentleman named Fitzgibbon, conspicuous rather for his loyalty to his party than his steadiness,--had purposely taken the place in which he then sat, that Sir Timothy might hear the whisper.
whisper
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From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then an observation was made by an honourable member of the Government,--presumably in a whisper, but still loud enough to catch the sharp ears of Sir Timothy, who now sat just below the gangway.
