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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 Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
afforded
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
any
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
bestowed
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
boot
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
Charles's
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
comedy
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
conceived
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From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
concerned
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
conclusion
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From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
consequences
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
costs
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
count
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
day
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
definite
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From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
dénouement
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
enacted
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
entertainment
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
foreseen
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From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
frolic
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
fun
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
gave
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
general
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
glad
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
grasshopper
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
Hamilton
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From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
improvidently
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
intrigue
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
King
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
less
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
like
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
logical
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
making
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
marring
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
Men
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
moment
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
moments
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
morrow
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
much
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
nicked
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
pleasure
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
plot
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From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
pranks
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
process
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
reckonings
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From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
roguery
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
rule
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From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
seldom
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From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
situations
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
small
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
spirit
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the day improvidently, like the grasshopper--“nicked the glad moments as they passed”--and gave little thought to the reckonings of the morrow.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
unities
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From this reading The “unities,” in any comedy they enacted, were of less moment to them than the general spirit of frolic, and so long as the situations afforded entertainment, they bestowed small thought on the _dénouement_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the making or the marring of an intrigue the fun was in the process, and they seldom looked beyond to count the costs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men of pleasure, and of roguery to boot, were not, in King Charles’s time, much concerned as a rule over the logical consequences of their pranks.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So, when Hamilton conceived his plot, he had not, one must understand, foreseen any definite conclusion for it.
