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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 THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
back
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
broke
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From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
brows
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
carriage
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
cold
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
comfortless
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
corner
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
curate
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
dank
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
dark
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
Dover
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From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
features
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
fetch
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From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
fields
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
flowery
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From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
glided
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From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
hat
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
hedges
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
leaned
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
Maltravers
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
Measure
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From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
Milestone
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From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
mists
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
more
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
outline
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
perceive
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
raw
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
resolution
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From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
road
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From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
rose
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
sullenly
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From this reading It was a cold, raw morning, and the mists rose sullenly from the dank hedges and comfortless fields.
tenderness
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From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
THINKnounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
too
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From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
travellers
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From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THEY were on the road to Dover.
wheels
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From this reading Milestone after milestone glided by the wheels, and neither of the travellers broke the silence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Maltravers leaned back in the corner of the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too dark for the curate to perceive more than the outline of his features.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THINK you I can a resolution fetch From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.
