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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 And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
all
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From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
also
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
any
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
beg
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
brings
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
busy
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From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
circulated
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
country
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
customary
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From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
died
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST MONTH.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
food
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From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
frightful
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
Ireland
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From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
known
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
large
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
men
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From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
money
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
MONTH
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From this reading THE FIRST MONTH.
mortality
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
now
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
occurred
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
probably
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
readers
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
said
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
Sir
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
sum
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST MONTH.
there
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
Thomas
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From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
understood
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From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
want
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From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
well
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From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
