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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 I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
according
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
also
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
altercation
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
always
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
awaiting
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
bean-rows
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
beans
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
call
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
certain
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
combining
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
convenient
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
dinner
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
dishes
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
domestic
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
duel
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
duet
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
epic
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
epigrammatic
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
exquisite
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
fancy
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
girl
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
grace
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
gratitude
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
harp-strings
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
hasty
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
hurried
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
impromptu
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
inevitable
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
involved
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
like
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
lyric
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
man
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
more
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
most
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
Mr
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
mystical
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
number
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
plantation
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
plate
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
poems
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
post-card
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
preference
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
really
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
rhyme
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
rhythm
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
say
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
song
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
sonnet
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
talk
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From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
telephone
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From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
terseness
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From this reading He would express his preference among the dishes at dinner in short impromptu poems, combining the more mystical gratitude of grace with a certain epigrammatic terseness, more convenient for domestic good feeling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
verse
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
why
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
wires
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From this reading His most hurried post-card would be a sonnet; and his most hasty wires like harp-strings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would breathe a song into the telephone; a song which would be a lyric or an epic, according to the time involved in awaiting the call; or in his inevitable altercation with the telephone girl, the duel would be also a duet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have always had the fancy that if a man were really free, he would talk in rhythm and even in rhyme.
Yeats
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From this reading If Mr. Yeats can say, in exquisite verse, the exact number of bean-rows he would like on his plantation, why not the number of beans he would like on his plate?
