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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 "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
all
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
any
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
assume
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
balcony
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
Blount
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
boys
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
Browne
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
coming
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
convinces
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
cousin
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
covering
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
daisies
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
day
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
determining
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
down
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
dropped
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
Dulce
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
enjoyment
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
especially
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
evidently
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
full
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
gay
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
glad
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
grass
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
imputed
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
irreverently
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
joke
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
just
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
land
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
lies
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
man
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
Miss
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
patient
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
perpetrator
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PITT
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
pretty
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
province
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
recorded
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From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
reproach
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
sadness
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
sir
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
slowly
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
smiles
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
some
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
sort
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
subtle
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From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
sun
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
terms
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
trampling
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From this reading THE boys, as Miss Blount--that is Dulce--irreverently terms them, are coming slowly across the grass, trampling the patient daisies.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
up
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From this reading The sun has "dropped down" and the "day is dead," and twilight, coming up, is covering all the land.
W
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Browne is especially glad, which convinces his pretty cousin on the balcony that he has been the perpetrator of the "good thing" just recorded.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sort of subtle sadness lies on everything, _except_ "the boys," they are evidently full of the enjoyment of some joke, and are gay with smiles.
youth
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From this reading "Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining."--W. PITT.
