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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 There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
accommodate
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
Adam
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
advantages
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
bears
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Becket
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
beneficiary
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Calendar
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
call
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
case
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Chambers
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
change
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
Changelings
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From this reading The Ways of the Changelings.
children
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
consummated
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
daily
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
doubt
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
episode
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
escaped
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Eve
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
got
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
henceforth
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
history
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
intended
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
latter
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
many
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
more
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
namely
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Ways of the Changelings.
often
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
out
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
people
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
principal
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
prophet
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
providences
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
Pudd'nhead
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
real
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Roxana
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
satisfaction
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From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
shortening
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
slave
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
special
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
teething
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the case of the children, the bears and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ways of the Changelings.
There
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
Thomas
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
Tom
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
trouble
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From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
use
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
usurping
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Ways
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From this reading The Ways of the Changelings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is this trouble about special providences--namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary.
Wilson's
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From this reading Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
à
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From this reading This history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has consummated, and call the real heir "Chambers" and the usurping little slave "Thomas à Becket"--shortening this latter name to "Tom," for daily use, as the people about him did.
