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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 vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
accommodate
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
age
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
Bred
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
Brook-Green
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
building
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
built
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
Christian
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
companion
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
curate
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
door
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
e'er
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
enough
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
equality
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
et
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
evil
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From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
flock
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
forget
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From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
forgive
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From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
founded
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
fountains
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
Heavens
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From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
hopes
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
humble
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
Ibid
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
indigentes
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
inhabited
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
irregular
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
large
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
man
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
means
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
ministry
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
more
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
now
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
out
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
pastor
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
pauperes
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
picturesque
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
sitting
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
straggling
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
suit
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
supplied
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
sweet'st
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From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
Tale
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From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
universities
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From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
vicar
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
vicarage
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From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sweet'st companion that e'er man Bred his hopes out of.--_Ibid._ THE curate of Brook-Green was sitting outside his door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been built in an age when the _indigentes et pauperes_ for whom universities were founded supplied, more than they do now, the fountains of the Christian ministry, when pastor and flock were more on an equality.
Winter's
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From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The vicarage which he inhabited was a straggling, irregular, but picturesque building,--humble enough to suit the means of the curate, yet large enough to accommodate the vicar.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Do as the Heavens have done; forget your evil; With them, forgive yourself.--_The Winter's Tale_.
