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200
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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 Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
administered
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all
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From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
allowances
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Also
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From this reading Also, the private allowances to various queer people are not exactly matters to put into newspapers, though they give quaint reading sometimes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
brusque
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careless
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From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
committing
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From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
custom
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From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
deal
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From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
eccentricities
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From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
err
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From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
exactly
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filling
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From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
give
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Government
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From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
houses
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From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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kidnapping
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kind
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letters
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made
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From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
matters
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Motamids
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native
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
newspapers
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Also, the private allowances to various queer people are not exactly matters to put into newspapers, though they give quaint reading sometimes.
Now
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From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
offenders
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officially
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From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
papers
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From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
payment
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From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
people
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pepper
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pounded
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Princes
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printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
private
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public
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From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
put
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quaint
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queer
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rather
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reading
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rebukes
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red
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refrain
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Rs
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From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
service
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sometimes
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sorts
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States
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Supreme
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telling
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territories
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From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
things
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From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Also, the private allowances to various queer people are not exactly matters to put into newspapers, though they give quaint reading sometimes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
up
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From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
Vakils
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various
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well
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From this reading Of course, these things could never be made public, because Native Princes never err officially, and their States are, officially, as well administered as Our territories.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, the Supreme Government have a careless custom of committing what they do to printed papers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These papers deal with all sorts of things--from the payment of Rs.
women
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From this reading 200 to a “secret service” native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States, and rather brusque letters to Native Princes, telling them to put their houses in order, to refrain from kidnapping women, or filling offenders with pounded red pepper, and eccentricities of that kind.
