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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 But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
abound
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
afford
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
altogether
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
always
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
any
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
birds
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
breakfast
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
breakfasts
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
came
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
caught
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
considerable
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
craving
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
day
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
despise
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
discovery
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
door
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
dust
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
dusty
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
early
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
easiest
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
envied
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
Fain
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
find
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
flour
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
flour-mill
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
floury
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
fresh
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
goal-less
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
half-open
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
hard
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
heap
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
ill
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
interest
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
met
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
most
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
necessity
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
new
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From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAMP.
only
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
Passing
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
portion
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
rebuke
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
say
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
sight
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
sort
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From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
swallowed
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAMP.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
too
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
TRAMP
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From this reading ON THE TRAMP.
waiting
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
way
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From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.
worm
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From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.
