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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 A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
all
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
also
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From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
any
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
attempting
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
author
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
belong
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
cantly
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
convictions
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
Day
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
decide
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
DICKENS
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
down
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
expressed
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
fashion
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From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
firm
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
FUTURE
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
hardest
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
instinctively
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
Judgment
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
live
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
man
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
merely
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
more
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From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
necessary
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
new
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From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
NOTE
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
old
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From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
only
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From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
own
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
pass
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
probably
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
rapidly
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
sense
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From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
simply
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From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
things
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
true
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From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
turned
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
unchangeable
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
undying
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From this reading It is not merely true that all old things are already dead; it is also true that all new things are already dead; for the only undying things are the things that are neither new nor old.
up
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From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
upside
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From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
very
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From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS The hardest thing to remember about our own time, of course, is simply that it is a time; we all instinctively think of it as the Day of Judgment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Consequently, in attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have very firm convictions about what part, if any part, of man is unchangeable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But all the things in it which belong to it merely as this time will probably be rapidly turned upside down; all the things that can pass will pass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
year's
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From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The more you are up with this year’s fashion, the more (in a sense) you are already behind next year’s.
