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Inside John Barth
Inside John Barth

Chapter I

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Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.
John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!
Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.
Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.
He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Inside John Barth

Chapter I

Reading 1/98 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.
Line 2
John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!
Line 3
Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.
Line 4
Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.
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He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.”

All words in this reading · 51

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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 Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

agreed

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

all

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From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

Barth

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

Eden

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From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

enough

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

fellow

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

fields

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From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

Garden

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From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

he'd

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

health

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

heart

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

interested

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From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

John

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

knew

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

man

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From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

money

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From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

number

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From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

perfect

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

personable

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

rather

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

reasonably

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

see

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From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

successful

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From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

TakenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

unreasonably

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From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

use

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From this reading Suppose he has all the money he can reasonably, or even unreasonably, use.

wants

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From this reading Every man wants to see a Garden of Eden.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

whole

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From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading John Barth agreed with his whole heart--he knew that he'd rather see than be one!

work

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From this reading He is successful in a number of different fields of work in which he is interested.

young

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From this reading Take a fellow, reasonably young, personable enough, health perfect.