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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 _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
accompaniments
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
amateur
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
Après
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
Atropos
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
attractive
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
avenue
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
beef
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
best
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
blizzard
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
boated
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
boots
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
club
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
comes
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
comfort
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
concern
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
cook
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
corned
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
country
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
culinary
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
de
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
deluge
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
diabolic
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
dinner
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
distance
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
districts
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
door
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
drainage
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
easily
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
easy
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
encouragement
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
experience
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
experiences
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
fished
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
flies
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
forty-two
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
frequent
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
fun
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From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
going
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
grain
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
Hare
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
Hot
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
hotels
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
How
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
humour
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
improved
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
innings
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
invariably
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From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
Irish
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
kitchen
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
le
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
looks
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
lunch
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
made
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
miles
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
minor
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
moi
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
most
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
new
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
newspaper
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
Nuda
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
only
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
out
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
pains
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
pièce
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
Plenty
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
pretty
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
recorded
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
relished
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From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
request
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
resistance
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
result
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
sensations
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
shaver
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
shot
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
Some
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
soup
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
sprung
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From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
story
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
system
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
Thackeray
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
thick
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
théoriser
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
tourists
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
traveller
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From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
type
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
uncanny
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.
various
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
veritas
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
viewed
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From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
volume
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
water
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.
window
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
word
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
worked
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
writing
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From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.
yachted
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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.
young
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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._
