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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
all
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
attention
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
away
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
back
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
banquet
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
brethren
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
came
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
David
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
er
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
experience
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
failings
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From this reading He got up and testified to all his failings.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
give
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
given
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
go
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
Goliath
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
got
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
history
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
invited
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
living
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
mentioned
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
ministry
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
Now
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
other
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
others
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
particularly
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
people
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
prodigal
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
riotous
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
say
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
son
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
spoken
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
stand
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
studying
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
talking
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
telling
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
testified
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From this reading He got up and testified to all his failings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
there
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
things
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
three
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
travels
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
two
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From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
up
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From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
waited
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From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
