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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 WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
advice
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
always
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
appeared
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
bright
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cannibalesque
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characterization
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
daily
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day
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
devil
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
disparages
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From this reading Whoever disparages money disparages every step in the progress of the human race.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whoever disparages money disparages every step in the progress of the human race.
exactly
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
food
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
glittering
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
gold
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
human
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
Iago
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
islanders
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From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
kind
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
listened
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
money
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
mortals
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
nature's
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
other
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
person
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
personified
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
poems
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
poetical
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progress
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From this reading Whoever disparages money disparages every step in the progress of the human race.
purse
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
Put
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
race
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From this reading Whoever disparages money disparages every step in the progress of the human race.
Roderigo
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
ruin
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
Sea
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From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
select
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
sermon
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
sets
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From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
sort
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South
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From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever disparages money disparages every step in the progress of the human race.
Sunday-school
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
superintendent
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
tempting
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From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It directly sets one to thinking of the South Sea islanders.
THOUGHconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
too
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I listened the other day to a sermon in which gold was personified as a sort of glittering devil tempting mortals to their ruin.
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever disparages money disparages every step in the progress of the human race.
wisdom
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
woman
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
WORDSWORTH'S
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From this reading WORDSWORTH'S characterization of the woman in one of his poems as “a creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food” has always appeared to me too cannibalesque to be poetical.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
young
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From this reading THOUGH Iago was not exactly the kind of person one would select as a superintendent for a Sunday-school, his advice to young Roderigo was wisdom itself--“Put money in thy purse.”
