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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 A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
any
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
avowedly
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
best
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From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.
Better
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Carpenter
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From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
class-rule
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
classes
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
contending
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Cross
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From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
epoch
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Eugene
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
extant
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From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.
Family
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
features
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Feudal
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From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
fiction
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From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.
French
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
graphically
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
History
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
introduction
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From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.
monumental
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
Mysteries
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
nature
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Nazareth
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From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
other
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
People
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
PREFACE
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From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
Proletarian
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
said
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From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
several
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Silver
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From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
special
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
struggle
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
succeeded
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Sue
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
systems
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Tale
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From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
Times
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From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my introduction to "The Silver Cross; or, The Carpenter of Nazareth," I said:
together
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
traces
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From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
TRANSLATOR'S
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From this reading A Tale from the Feudal Times TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
universal
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From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Better than any work, avowedly on history, it graphically traces the special features of the several systems of class-rule as they succeeded each other from epoch to epoch, together with the nature of the struggle between the contending classes.
work
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
wrote
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From this reading "Eugene Sue wrote in French a monumental work--the _Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is a 'work of fiction'; yet it is the best universal history extant.