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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 Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been in a hot climate?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can understand his feelings perfectly.
cases
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
climate
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From this reading You have been in a hot climate?
comes
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
day
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
est
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
exceeding
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From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
feelings
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From this reading I can understand his feelings perfectly.
glad
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From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
Gourd
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From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
GOURDS
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From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
happen
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been in a hot climate?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I can understand his feelings perfectly.
hot
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From this reading You have been in a hot climate?
hundred
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can understand his feelings perfectly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
Jonah
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From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
least
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
lifetime
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most
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
night
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
Nil
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
ninety-nine
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
once
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
out
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
perfectly
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From this reading I can understand his feelings perfectly.
perpetuum
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
result
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
surely
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
thus
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From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
understand
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From this reading I can understand his feelings perfectly.
up
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
violentum
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOURDS So Jonah was exceeding glad of the Gourd.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Does it not happen to most of us, at least once in a lifetime, thus to be “exceeding glad of the Gourd,” and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred with the same result?
wither
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From this reading “_Nil violentum est perpetuum._” So surely as it comes up in a night, so surely must it wither in a day.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have been in a hot climate?
