Chapter II
"Ah!" I said, "that's the phosphates. It would be a little like that. But that's not the way to judge a port. What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
Eliza
Chapter II
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"Ah!"
I
said,
"that's
the
phosphates.
It
would
be
a
little
like
that.
But
that's
not
the
way
to
judge
a
port.
What
you
should
do
is
to
take
a
large
mouthful
and
roll
it
round
the
tongue,--then
you
get
the
aroma.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Ah!"
Line 2
I
said,
"that's
the
phosphates.
Line 3
It
would
be
a
little
like
that.
Line 4
But
that's
not
the
way
to
judge
a
port.
Line 5
What
you
should
do
is
to
take
a
large
mouthful
and
roll
it
round
the
tongue,--then
you
get
the
aroma.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be a little like that.”
Mouthful
noun
US /ˈmouthful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a little like that.”
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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 It would be a little like that.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
aroma
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From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be a little like that.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that's not the way to judge a port.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
get
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From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, "that's the phosphates.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a little like that.
judge
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From this reading But that's not the way to judge a port.
large
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From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
like
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From this reading It would be a little like that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be a little like that.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmouthful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that's not the way to judge a port.
phosphates
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From this reading I said, "that's the phosphates.
port
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From this reading But that's not the way to judge a port.
roll
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From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
round
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From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
said
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From this reading I said, "that's the phosphates.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be a little like that.
that's
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From this reading I said, "that's the phosphates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said, "that's the phosphates.
then
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From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But that's not the way to judge a port.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
way
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From this reading But that's not the way to judge a port.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a little like that.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you should do is to take a large mouthful and roll it round the tongue,--then you get the aroma.