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1900
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From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
1999
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
abound
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
alleys
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
aspect
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
balloon
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
bears
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boast
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
busy
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
changed
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From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
cleanliness
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comfort
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
contentment
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
countrified
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
courts
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
dirty
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
double
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
down
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
fields
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
filthy
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
gardens
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
Government
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
happy
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
house
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
known
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
like
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
London
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From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
longer
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
looks
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
lovely
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
maintain
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
misery
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
only
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
parks
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
passing
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From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
peace
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
peaceful
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
people
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
poverty
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
predecessor
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
produce
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
prosperity
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
righteous
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
row
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
scene
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
shady
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
small
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
smoke-begrimed
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
street
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
things
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From this reading Every house, great and small, bears the aspect of cleanliness and comfort, for poverty and misery are things no longer known.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
towns
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
trees
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
turn
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
unlike
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From this reading This London, unlike its predecessor, is not smoke-begrimed, nor can it boast of dirty courts and filthy alleys like the London of 1900.
vastly
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From this reading The balloon is passing over London, a London vastly changed from the London of 1900.
villages
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
wears
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From this reading Somehow it wears a countrified aspect, for every street has its double row of shady trees, and gardens and parks abound at every turn.
well-tilled
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
working
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From this reading =1999.= It is a lovely scene on which that balloon looks down,—a scene of peaceful villages and well-tilled fields, a scene of busy towns and happy working people, a scene of peace and prosperity, comfort and contentment, which only a righteous Government could produce and maintain.
