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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 Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
acceptable
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
all
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
another's
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From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
base
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
begged
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
BEN
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
Bertram
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
Colonel
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
commanded
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
commands
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
detain
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
down
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
else
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From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
fear
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From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
fifth
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
given
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
God
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
house
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
hurt
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From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
idol
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
JONSON
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
kill
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
landlady
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
laws
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
lost
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
madam
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
Maker
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
man
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From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
man's
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
manner
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
moment
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
most
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From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
Mr
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
officious
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
own
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From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
parlour
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
pensively
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
people
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
re-entered
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
Reputation
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
said
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
say
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
set
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
son
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
suffer
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
that's
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
things
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
too
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
understood
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
unworthy
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
up
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From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
valour
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
walking
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From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fear to do base unworthy things is valour; If they be done to us, to suffer them Is valour too.-- BEN JONSON, The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour, when the officious landlady re-entered to take his commands.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What honest man can either fear his own, Or else will hurt another's reputation?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having given them in the manner he thought would be most acceptable "for the good of the house," he begged to detain her a moment.
year
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From this reading "I think," he said, "madam, if I understood the good people right, Mr. Bertram lost his son in his fifth year?"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading --Reputation?--that's man's idol set up against God, the Maker of all laws, Who hath commanded us we should not kill, And yet we say we must, for Reputation!
