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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 unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
advisable
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
affairs
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
afresh
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
all
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
changes
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
Court
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
fact
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
favours
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forlorn
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
friends
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
get
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
giant
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
happen
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From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
Hood
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From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
hope
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
ill-fated
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
improvements
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
influence
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
informed
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
land
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
Magazine
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
making
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
most
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
Mr
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From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
own
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
prospect
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From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
prudent
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
recently
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
reference
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
seem
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
sir
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From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
slighted
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From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
some
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
starting
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From this reading I am informed by the gentleman who favours this, that you have recently been making some changes and improvements in your Magazine, and are, in point of fact, starting afresh.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not a warning to be slighted: that I happen to know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
up
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From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such, Mr. Hood, sir, is the prospect before us!
warning
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From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In reference to your own affairs, sir, you will take whatever course may seem to you most prudent and advisable after this warning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And unless you, and some of your friends who have influence at Court, can get up a giant as a forlorn hope, it is all over with this ill-fated land.
