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abased
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
approaching
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
Avoided
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
Betty
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
Betty's
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
birth
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
Bob
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
born-slave
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
broomstick
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
cur
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
dinner
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
dread
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
drest
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
ever
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
eye
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
feared
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
fierce
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
give
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
gone
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
grim
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
horrid
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
hound
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
I'll
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
Inglorious
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is the turnspit?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
knew
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
line
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From this reading Whence is my line and lineage traced?
lineage
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From this reading Whence is my line and lineage traced?
look
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
loth
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
metaphysics
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
mischief
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
nigh
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
oath
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
physics
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
preside
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
saw
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
say
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
sighed
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
sirloin's
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
sound
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
spit
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
star
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
swore
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From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
task
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where is the turnspit?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob is gone, And dinner must be drest by one: Where is that cur--(and I am loth To say that Betty swore an oath)-- The sirloin's spoiled: I'll give it him!"-- And Betty did look fierce and grim.
too
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From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
traced
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From this reading Whence is my line and lineage traced?
tread
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From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
turnspit
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From this reading "Where is the turnspit?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
WhenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence is my line and lineage traced?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is the turnspit?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What star did at my birth preside, That I should be born-slave?" he sighed: "To tread that spit, of horrid sound-- Inglorious task--to which no hound, That ever I knew, was abased.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bob, who saw mischief in her eye, Avoided her--approaching nigh: He feared the broomstick, too, with physics As dread as Betty's metaphysics.
