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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 "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
additions
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
allude
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
always
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
anachronism
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
apparition
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From this reading "Your observation is quite true," replied the apparition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's exactly why I asked," said I.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
awfully
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
clothes
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
continue
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
costume
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
decease
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
dictionary
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
English
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
exactly
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From this reading "That's exactly why I asked," said I.
excessively
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
familiarly
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
fancy
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
fashion
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
ghosts
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
governor
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
hops
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's exactly why I asked," said I.
idioms
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your observation is quite true," replied the apparition.
jolly
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
language
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
latest
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
many
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
modern
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
new-comers
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
noticed
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Your observation is quite true," replied the apparition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
pick
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
portion
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
progenitors
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your observation is quite true," replied the apparition.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your observation is quite true," replied the apparition.
Restoration
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
said
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From this reading "That's exactly why I asked," said I.
say
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
slang
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
sort
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
speak
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
talk
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From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
That's
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From this reading "That's exactly why I asked," said I.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
tone
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
true
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From this reading "Your observation is quite true," replied the apparition.
universe
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From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
up
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
wear
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From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We continue always to wear the clothes which were in fashion at the time of our decease; but we pick up from new-comers the latest additions to the English language, and even, I may say, to the slang dictionary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I know many ghosts who talk familiarly of 'awfully jolly hops,' and allude to their progenitors as 'the governor.'
why
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From this reading "That's exactly why I asked," said I.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The excessively modern tone of your language and idioms struck me, so to speak, as a sort of anachronism with your Restoration costume--an anachronism which I fancy I have noticed in many printed accounts of gentlemen from your portion of the universe."
