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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 lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
act
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
advertisement
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Architecture
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
auxiliary
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
bashful
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
best
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
capable
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
changed
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Charles
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
clever
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
command
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From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
commendation
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Commission
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
compelled
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From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
consultation
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
court
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
crisis
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
d'eau
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
days
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
dulness
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
Earl
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Early
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
exercise
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From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
false
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
fortnight
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
generally
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From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
hints
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
How
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
humble
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Invincibles
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Ireland
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
kindly
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
knew
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
learned
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From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
lecture
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
lectures
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
lived
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From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
Lyrics
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
man
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
men
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From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
merry
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
Nation
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
old
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
Once
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
other
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paper
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
paragraphist
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Parnell
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
patron
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
preservation
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
preservative
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
print
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
prison
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
professional
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
prophet
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
read
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
REPORTER
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result
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
ruins
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Russell
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
shorthand
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showed
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
Sir
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
society
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
solemn
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
Some
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Somewhat
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Spencer
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
Stone
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
story
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
strange
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
suggestion
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
supposed
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surpassing
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
theatres
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
There
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From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
town
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From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
Un
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
usually
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From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
vain
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
verre
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
very
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
visitor
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
walls
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
well-earned
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once a fortnight a paper was read, usually on some point of surpassing dulness--this was in the good old days, when lectures were solemn and theatres merry.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A REPORTER is now and again compelled to exercise other powers than those which are generally supposed to be at the command of the writer of shorthand and the paragraphist.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
women
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From this reading There was, in the town where we lived, a society of very learned men and equally learned women.
writer
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young
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From this reading _The lecture society--“Early Architecture”--The professional consultation--Its result--“Un verre d’eau”--Its story--Lyrics as an auxiliary to the lecture--The lecture in print--A well-earned commendation--The preservation of ancient ruins--The best preservative--“Stone walls do not a prison make”--The Parnell Commission--A remarkable visitor--A false prophet--Sir Charles Russell--A humble suggestion--The bashful young man--Somewhat changed--“Ireland a Nation”--Some kindly hints--The “Invincibles” in court--The strange advertisement--How it was answered--Earl Spencer as a patron--“No kindly act was ever done in vain!”_
youth
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From this reading I knew a very clever youth who in a crisis showed of what he was capable.
