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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 Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
acquaintance
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
all
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From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
bears
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
coming
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
company
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From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
days
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
down
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
ears
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
entertained
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
Fame
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
few
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
glad
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From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
go
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
goes
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
government
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
hearing
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
heart
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From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
honour
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then," said the tinker, "I will go with you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
island
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
kindly
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
Lion
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
lions
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
loud
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
old
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
own
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From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
Partner
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
pike
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From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
pleasure
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
rang
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
reached
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
resolved
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
said
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From this reading "Then," said the tinker, "I will go with you."
search
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
slain
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
some
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
staff
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From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
sword
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From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
Then
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From this reading "Then," said the tinker, "I will go with you."
there
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
Tinker
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
Tom
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From this reading After a few days' pleasure, Tom told him he must go in search of some bears and lions in the island.
Tom's
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
unfortunately
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
victories
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
visit
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From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this they went forward--Tom with his great sword and the tinker with his pike staff.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _The Tinker, hearing of Tom's Fame, he goes to his Partner; and of his being unfortunately slain by a Lion._ Tom's victories rang so loud that they reached the ears of his old acquaintance the tinker, who, being desirous of honour, resolved to go down and visit him in his government; and coming there he was kindly entertained.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then," said the tinker, "I will go with you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then," said the tinker, "I will go with you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then," said the tinker, "I will go with you."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "With all my heart," said Tom, "for I must own I shall be glad of your company."
