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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 He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
all
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From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
any
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
anywhere
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
appeared
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
characters
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
charm
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
dawned
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
described
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
Dickens
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
doubt
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From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
EN
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
encountered
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
England
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
exaggerated
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From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
forcefully
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
giving
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
inestimable
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
known
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
leaving
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
London
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
manifesting
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
moving
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
new
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
old
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
PARIS
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
particularly
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
probable
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From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
reason
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
ROUTE
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
setting
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From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
sixty
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
somewhat
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From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
spoke
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
there
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From this reading But of the charm of his setting there can be no doubt.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
things
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From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
very
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From this reading I do not know that anywhere in London or England I encountered any characters which spoke very forcefully of those he described.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
way
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is probable that they were all somewhat exaggerated.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EN ROUTE TO PARIS One of the things which dawned upon me in moving about England, and particularly as I was leaving it, was the reason for the inestimable charm of Dickens.
years
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From this reading He appeared at a time when the old order was giving way, and the new--the new as we have known it in the last sixty years--was manifesting itself very sharply.
