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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 as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
accelerated
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acutely
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
adaptation
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From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
ascertainable
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
aware
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
Barnet's
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
becomes
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book
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
century
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change
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
changes
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From this reading The earlier novelists tried to show ‘life as it is,’ the latter showed life as it changes.
characters
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From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
chronological
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
comes
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
coming
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
conception
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
continually
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
development
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
earlier
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
effects
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From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
engaged
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From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
everyday
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
evidence
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
evident
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
far
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
frankly
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
latter
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earlier novelists tried to show ‘life as it is,’ the latter showed life as it changes.
like
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
manifest
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
more
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
much
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newer
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
nineteenth
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novelists
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novels
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
now
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
picture
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
predecessors
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
reaction
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
reads
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
return
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
sails
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
secular
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
served
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
show
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From this reading The earlier novelists tried to show ‘life as it is,’ the latter showed life as it changes.
showed
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From this reading The earlier novelists tried to show ‘life as it is,’ the latter showed life as it changes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
spirit
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
suffering
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From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
times
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
tried
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From this reading The earlier novelists tried to show ‘life as it is,’ the latter showed life as it changes.
twentieth
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
up
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
Wars
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From this reading And as we come up to the time of the Last Wars, this newer conception of the everyday life as a reaction to an accelerated development is continually more manifest.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
well
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From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barnet’s book, which has served us so well, is frankly a picture of the world coming about like a ship that sails into the wind.
world
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From this reading More and more of their characters are engaged in adaptation to change or suffering from the effects of world changes.
writers
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From this reading But if we return to our novels for our evidence of the spirit of the times it becomes evident as one reads them in their chronological order, so far as that is now ascertainable, that as one comes to the latter nineteenth and the earlier twentieth century the writers are much more acutely aware of secular change than their predecessors were.
