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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 A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
access
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account
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From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
all
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
allusions
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
aristocracy
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
Bath
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
came
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
charitable
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
Coates
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
complimentary
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
constant
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From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
copies
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
day
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
difficulty
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
début
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From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
fabulous
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From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
files
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
forthcoming
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From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
Gordon's
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From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I secured access, without difficulty, to these files.
impersonation
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From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
Ind
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
journal
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
Juliet
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manner
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many
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
modern
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From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
months
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
Mr
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
pages
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
prints
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
Pryse
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From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
puffs
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From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
riche
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
Romeo
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
searching
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
secured
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From this reading I secured access, without difficulty, to these files.
showed
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From this reading The accounts of his début all showed that Mr. Pryse Gordon's account of it was fabulous.
spent
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
there
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From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I secured access, without difficulty, to these files.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I secured access, without difficulty, to these files.
ubiquitous
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
visitor
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
welcomed
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of his 'forthcoming impersonation of Romeo and Juliet' there were constant puffs, quite in the modern manner.
whole
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From this reading A whole day I spent in searching the copies issued by this and that journal during the months that Romeo was in Bath.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I secured access, without difficulty, to these files.
yellow
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From this reading In the yellow pages of these forgotten prints I came upon many complimentary allusions to Mr. Coates: 'The visitor welcomed (by all our aristocracy) from distant Ind,' 'the ubiquitous,' 'the charitable riche.'
