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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 It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
accompany
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From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
beautiful
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
called
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
captivity
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
cast
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
day
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From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
escaped
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
finally
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
how
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
hut
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
inasmuch
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
Joseph
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
kiosk
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
listen
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
made
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From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
master
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
memoirs
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From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
much
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
mutton
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
near
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From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
now
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
perfectly
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From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
Potiphar
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
pretty
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
prison
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
records
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From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
related
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
resembles
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
salesman
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
Simplex
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From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
slave
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From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
story
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
trouble
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
true
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From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
Turk
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
Valentine
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
Valentine's
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
very
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From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
vineyard
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
vintage
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From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the vintage time drew near, the Turk went every day into his vineyard, and made his slave accompany him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading It is a wondrous story, though perfectly true, for Simplex records it in his memoirs.
wooden
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From this reading Valentine's master, the mutton salesman, had a beautiful vineyard, and in the vineyard a pretty wooden hut which, being a Turk, he called his kiosk.
worth
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From this reading It will be worth the trouble to listen how Valentine escaped from captivity.
