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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 DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
assistance
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
authorised
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
became
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
careful
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
claim
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
compelled
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From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
consultation
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
convened
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
delusion
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
DIRE
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
due
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
endurance
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From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
entertained
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
expenses
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
followed
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
Harry's
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
hope
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
inconvenience
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From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
incurred
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
interests
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
Irish
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
journal
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
just
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
letter
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
loan
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
lord
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
meeting
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
necessary
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
NECESSITY
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
new
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
newspaper
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
note
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
now
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
obtained
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
office
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
only
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From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
preliminary
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
profits
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
promissory
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
proprietors
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
purses
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
raised
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
reduced
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
rendered
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
repayment
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
revealed
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From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
sadly
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
say
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
settle
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
speculation
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
submitted
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
subscribing
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
subscription
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
sum
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
summoned
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
terms
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
trial
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From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
unforeseen
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From this reading He had been summoned to a meeting of proprietors at the office of the newspaper, convened to settle the terms of a new subscription rendered necessary by unforeseen expenses incurred in the interests of the speculation.
vote
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From this reading The vote that followed, after careful preliminary consultation, authorised a claim on the purses of subscribing proprietors, which sadly reduced the sum obtained by Lord Harry's promissory note.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was this inconvenience the only trial of endurance to which the Irish lord was compelled to submit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The hope which he had entertained of assistance from the profits of the new journal, when repayment of the loan that he had raised became due, was now plainly revealed as a delusion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
wife
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
word
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
written
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From this reading DIRE NECESSITY THE Irish lord had a word to say to his wife, before he submitted to her the letter which he had just written.
