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1928
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
age
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
America
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
build
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
Canada
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
cataclysm
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
Chatterley's
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From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
Constance
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From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
Distributed
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
essentially
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
fallen
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
Florence
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
future
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
go
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
got
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
habitats
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
happened
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
hard
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
hopes
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
how
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
Laurence
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
less
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From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
Limited
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
live
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
many
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
matter
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
more
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From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
new
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
now
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
obstacles
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
Orioli
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
OurspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
permission
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
Pollinger
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
position
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From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
published
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
rather
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
refuse
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
road
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
round
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
ruins
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
scramble
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
skies
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
smooth
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
States
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
text
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
there
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
tragic
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
tragically
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
United
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
up
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From this reading The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes.
version
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From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was more or less Constance Chatterley's position.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The text is the third manuscript version, published in Florence in 1928 by Orioli _Distributed in Canada by permission of Laurence Pollinger Limited_ _Printed in the United States of America_ Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
We've
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From this reading We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
work
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From this reading It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
