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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 "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
Barby
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
Barby's
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
changeable
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
charity
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
company
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
don't
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
doublet
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
eat
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
Fleda
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From this reading "Company!" said Fleda.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
get
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
god
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
here's
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
home
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
hope
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
hurry
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
it's
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
melancholy
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
NIGHT
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From this reading TWELFTH NIGHT.
Now
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
o
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
opal
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
protect
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
said
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From this reading "Company!" said Fleda.
salutation
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
say
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
see
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
she's
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
somethin
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
taffeta
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
tailor
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
they're
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
tired
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
TWELFTH
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From this reading TWELFTH NIGHT.
ungrateful
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
very
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From this reading "Now the melancholy god protect thee: and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal."
waiting
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
Well
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From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, and it's ungrateful in you to say so," said Barby; "for she's been in a wonderful hurry to see you, or to get somethin' to eat I don't know which; a little o' both, I hope in charity."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what did you come home for?" was Barby's salutation; "here's company been waiting for you till they're tired, and I am sure I be."
