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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 Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
allowed
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
amusement
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
clergymen
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From this reading May clergymen sneeze?
corners
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
counting
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
croquet
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From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
day
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
debate
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From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
embroidered
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
exactly
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
faces
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
foolish
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
funereal
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
gone
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
gravely
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
heads
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
highly
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From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
hope
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
hoped
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
important
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From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May clergymen sneeze?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
ministers
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From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
Now
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
only
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
other
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
paper
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
play
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From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
propounded
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
really
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
religious
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
saw
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
scores
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
sneeze
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From this reading May clergymen sneeze?
surrounded
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
table
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From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
towel
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
treated
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
urn
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
wash
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From this reading I did hope that they might wash their faces on a towel, though it had not a funereal urn embroidered in the corners.
Well
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From this reading Well--not exactly that; but a question quite as foolish, I saw gravely propounded and treated, the other day, in a religious paper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now I really _had_ hoped that the day had gone by when the only amusement allowed to ministers was counting the scores of little heads that surrounded their table.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The debate was upon this highly important point: "Whether it was right for ministers to play croquet."
