adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
admirernounUS /ædˈmaɪrər/
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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autres
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avec
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barbaricadjectiveUS /bɑːrˈbærɪk/
without civilizing influences
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beaunounUS /boʊ/
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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c'est
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cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
complais
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curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
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evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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J'ai
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je
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LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading R. L. S.
lesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
mes
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From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
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nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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que
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RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. L. S.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading R. L. S.
SamoanounUS /səˈmoʊə/
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
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seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Traveller and student and curious as you are, you will never have heard the name of Vailima, most likely not even that of Upolu, and Samoa itself may be strange to your ears.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Traveller and student and curious as you are, you will never have heard the name of Vailima, most likely not even that of Upolu, and Samoa itself may be strange to your ears.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toutes
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TravellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
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Upolu
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Vailima
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vivre
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vous
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Let me take and change your own words: _J’ai beau admirer les autres de toutes mes forces_, _c’est avec vous que je me complais à vivre_.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading To these barbaric seats there came the other day a yellow book with your name on the title, and filled in every page with the exquisite gifts of your art.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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à
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