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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 The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
arrived
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From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
book
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
close
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From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
death
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From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
died
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
easily
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
eighty-eight
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
England
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
events
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
famous
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
five
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From this reading William and Mary reigned together, five years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
France
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
history
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From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
hundred
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
James
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
longer
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From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
Mary
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From this reading William and Mary reigned together, five years.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
now
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From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
occupied
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From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
once
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
reign
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
reigned
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From this reading William and Mary reigned together, five years.
related
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
Revolution
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
Second
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
September
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
seven
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From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
six
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
sixteenth
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
succeeded
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have now arrived at the close of my little history.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
thousand
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
throne
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From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
together
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From this reading William and Mary reigned together, five years.
understood
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From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
weak
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From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading During his reign, on the sixteenth of September, one thousand seven hundred and one, the poor weak creature who had once been James the Second of England, died in France.
wife
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From this reading After the death of his good wife, William occupied the throne, alone, for seven years longer.
William
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From this reading William and Mary reigned together, five years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.
years
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From this reading William and Mary reigned together, five years.
