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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 Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
admire
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
aspect
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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called
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From this reading He did what no English statesman, perhaps, has really done; he called out the people.
Charles
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Dickens
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did what no English statesman, perhaps, has really done; he called out the people.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did what no English statesman, perhaps, has really done; he called out the people.
English
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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event
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Fielding
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From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did what no English statesman, perhaps, has really done; he called out the people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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history
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
interest
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interested
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
led
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literature
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man
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mob
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From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
moderns
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From this reading He was popular in a sense of which we moderns have not even a notion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He did what no English statesman, perhaps, has really done; he called out the people.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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notion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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out
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people
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perhaps
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place
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popular
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POPULARITY
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race
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really
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sense
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statesman
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
Thackeray
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
There
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
Tyler
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From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was popular in a sense of which we moderns have not even a notion.
Wat
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From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even if we are not interested in Dickens as a great event in English literature, we must still be interested in him as a great event in English history.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did what no English statesman, perhaps, has really done; he called out the people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT POPULARITY There is one aspect of Charles Dickens which must be of interest even to that subterranean race which does not admire his books.
Wilkes
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From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had not his place with Fielding and Thackeray, he would still have his place with Wat Tyler and Wilkes; for the man led a mob.
