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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 THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
all
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From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
any
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
attributed
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
aware
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
colony
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
coming
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
country
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From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
decadence
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From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
English
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
fallen
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
far
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
fear
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
few
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
full
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From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
island
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
JACK
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
JAMAICA
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
latter
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
man
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
melancholy
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From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
misfortune
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
MISS
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
morrow
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
noonday
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From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
people
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From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
plain
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
present
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
prophet
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
race
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
reason
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
SARAH
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
see
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
set
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
shone
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From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
signs
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
SPANISH
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
spots
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From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
summer
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
sun
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From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
THERE
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From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
TOWN
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading THERE is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unless it be a people in their decadence.
warmth
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From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading That sun has set;—whether for ever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man may see, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or of another summer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the full warmth of all her noonday splendour.
world
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From this reading I am not aware that the latter misfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part of the world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on an English colony in the island of Jamaica.
