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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 archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
archers
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
attend
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
bowman
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
brute
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
chairman
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From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
company
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
compliment
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
declined
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
department
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
dinner
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
distinguished
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
drinking
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
eat
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From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
eating
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
envy
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
friend
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
full
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
gave
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
Gentle
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
hand
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From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
hero
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
hero's
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
knowest
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
LOVE
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From this reading THE MARTYR OF LOVE.
MARTYR
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From this reading THE MARTYR OF LOVE.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARTYR OF LOVE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
Otto
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
page
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
reader
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
remarked
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From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
Rowski
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
sat
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From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
Squintoff
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
success
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
superiority
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Otto himself, he sat on the right hand of the chairman; but it was remarked that he could not eat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARTYR OF LOVE.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
travelled
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
usual
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
well
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
why
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From this reading Gentle reader of my page! thou knowest why full well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
young
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From this reading The archers who had travelled in company with young Otto gave a handsome dinner in compliment to the success of our hero; at which his friend distinguished himself as usual in the eating and drinking department.
youthful
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From this reading Squintoff, the Rowski bowman, declined to attend; so great was the envy of the brute at the youthful hero's superiority.
