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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 Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
any
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
Cethegus
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
couch
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From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
doctors
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From this reading Grecian doctors no longer sufficed.
drops
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
early
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
filled
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
frequently
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
friend
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
friendly
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
Galatea
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
Grecian
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From this reading Grecian doctors no longer sufficed.
greeting
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
handed
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
known
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
longer
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From this reading Grecian doctors no longer sufficed.
lying
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From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
more
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Grecian doctors no longer sufficed.
once
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
onyx-cup
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
other
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
owe
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
Persian
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
physician
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
prescribed
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
rather
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
room
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From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
said
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
seductive
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
seen
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From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
small
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From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
stretched
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From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
sufficed
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From this reading Grecian doctors no longer sufficed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
thank
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
Theodora
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From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was lying stretched upon her couch in the room in which we have before seen her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Galatea frequently handed to her a small onyx-cup, filled with the drops prescribed by her Persian physician.
woman
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thank you, Theodora," said Cethegus, after a friendly greeting, "and if I must thank any other than myself--and a woman!--I would rather owe something to my early friend than to another."
youth
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From this reading Shortly after, Cethegus once more stood before the still seductive woman, whom he had known in youth.
