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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 The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
artificial
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
bed
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
Bird
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
breed
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
call
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
day
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
doubt
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
English
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
Entomologist
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
exist
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
false
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
fowl
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
fresh
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
gay
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
heard
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
homeward
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
Humbugs
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
I'm
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
indeed
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
jauntily
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
judicial
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
lark
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
Lark's
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
learned
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
many
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
merry
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
number
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
often
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
old
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
Perhaps
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
philosopher
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
POPPYCOCK
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
Poppycock's
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From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
real
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
really
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
Reg'lar
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
Rise
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
roundelay
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
said
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
say
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
seen
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
some
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
sunrise
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE POPPYCOCK The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
trills
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
truly
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
very
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
voice
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
way
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
We've
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From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
well
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From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
wends
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From this reading The Reg'lar Lark's a very gay old Bird; At sunrise often may his voice be heard As jauntily he wends his homeward way, And trills a fresh and merry roundelay.
wise
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From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And some old, wise philosopher has said: Rise with a lark, and with a lark to bed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But are they real?--well, a mind judicial Perhaps would call them false and artificial.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although a learned Entomologist May doubt if Humbugs really do exist, Yet each of us, I'm sure, can truly say We've seen a number of them in our day.
