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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 A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
admission
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
angry
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
arrive
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From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
betrothal
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From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
charged
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
evening
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From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
exhibition
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From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
fee
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
go
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.
hall
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
Jews
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From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.
more
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
net
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From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
once
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.
only
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
people
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
picture
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
placed
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
probably
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From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
proceeds
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From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.
see
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
separate
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
special
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From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
there
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From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
throng
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From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
week
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From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
why
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From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.