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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 There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I am right out, open and above board.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am right out, open and above board.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
board
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From this reading I am right out, open and above board.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
cabinet
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
can't
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From this reading No, I can't be a hypocrite.
Cleveland
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
days
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
eat
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
few
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
given
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
glad
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
go
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
hate
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
House
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
hypocrite
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From this reading No, I can't be a hypocrite.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
ill-timed
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
man's
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
Mr
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
much
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, I can't be a hypocrite.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I am right out, open and above board.
out
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From this reading I am right out, open and above board.
pleasure
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
pledge
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
popcorn
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
president
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
remark
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
reproach
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right out, open and above board.
see
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
talked
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
There
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
throw
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
times
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
true
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
truth
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
up
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
use
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
visit
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
vote
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
voted
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From this reading It is true I did not pledge myself to vote for him, but still I would hate to go to a man's house and eat his popcorn and use his smoking tobacco after I had voted against him and talked about him as I have about Cleveland.
Washington
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
White
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From this reading There have been times when it would have given me much pleasure to visit Washington, but I did not vote for Mr. Cleveland, to tell the truth, and I know that if I were to go to the White House and visit even for a few days, he would reproach me and throw it up to me.
winter
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From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your remark that the president and cabinet would be glad to see me this winter is ill-timed.
