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1720
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
acknowledged
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
asserted
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From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
change
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
coins
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
COMMON-PEOPLE
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From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
contemporary
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
copper
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
dealings
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
denied
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
English
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
FARMERS
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From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
generally
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
government
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
indignantly
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
IRELAND
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From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
lack
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From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
meant
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
money
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From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
necessary
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
NOTE
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
petty
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
proceed
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
report
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
satisfy
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
SHOP-KEEPERS
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From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
shopkeepers
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
silver
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From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
small
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
substantiated
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
sufficiently
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
there
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asserted that there was no lack of copper money, but that there was a great want of small silver.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
TRADESMEN
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From this reading TO THE SHOP-KEEPERS, TRADESMEN, FARMERS, AND COMMON-PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
transaction
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
want
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
wanting
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
warrant
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From this reading Be that as it may, the report that small change was wanting was sufficiently substantiated to the English government to warrant it to proceed to satisfy the want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
writers
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From this reading It has been indignantly denied by contemporary writers that this small change meant copper coins.
year
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From this reading NOTE About the year 1720 it was generally acknowledged in Ireland that there was a want there of the small change, necessary in the transaction of petty dealings with shopkeepers and tradesmen.
