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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 And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
Artifice
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From this reading Dear Artifice is with us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It needed but that we should wait.
cry
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
curiosities
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
Dear
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From this reading Dear Artifice is with us.
death-blow
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
doomed
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From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
doubt
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
given
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
history
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
hushed
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
like
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
limbs
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
lively
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
manner
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
movement
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
movements
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
murdered
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
needed
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From this reading It needed but that we should wait.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
out
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
overlap
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
pioneers
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From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
reform
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
second
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
seen
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It needed but that we should wait.
shrill
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
social
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
soon
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
strange
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
terribly
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
truth
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
two
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From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Artifice is with us.
very
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
voices
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From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
wait
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From this reading It needed but that we should wait.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For of the curiosities of history not the least strange is the manner in which two social movements may be seen to overlap, long after the second has, in truth, given its death-blow to the first.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And, in like manner, as one has seen the limbs of a murdered thing in lively movement, so we need not doubt that, though the voices of those who cry out for reform be very terribly shrill, they will soon be hushed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Artifice is with us.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, though the pioneers know it not, they are doomed already.
