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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 first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
Abbey
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From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
Abington
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From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
anachronism
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
apology
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
apply
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
authorship
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
becoming
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
characters
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From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
criticisms
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
currents
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
dealing
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
deals
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From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
existed
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
explanation
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
faults
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
gives
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
matters
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
minor
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
novel
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From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
offered
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
opportunity
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it is.
publication
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
refer
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
reply
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From this reading The criticisms to which I refer have to do, not with faults of authorship, to which it would not be becoming to reply, but with matters for which an apology, or at least an explanation, may be offered.
replying
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
some
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From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
times
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
war
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From this reading The first has been that in such times as these a novel dealing with minor currents of life as they existed before the war is something of an anachronism.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This novel, though it is complete in itself, deals with the same characters as "Abington Abbey."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Its publication gives me the opportunity of replying to some criticisms of that novel, which would apply equally to this one.
