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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 “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
act
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
also
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
aristocratic
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
artistic
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
awe
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
bad
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
cannot
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
certain
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
character
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
Child
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
Christmas
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
Cities
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
commercial
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
decided
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
definite
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
eve
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
happy
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
honor
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
imperial
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
lief
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
live
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
manufacturing
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
men
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
mental
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
moral
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
morn
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
night
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
only
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
other
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
physiognomy
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
political
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
prologues
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
radical
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
scholarly
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
self
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
single
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
sleep
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
story
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
subject
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
swelling
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
tendency
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From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
theme
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
There
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From this reading There are good and bad cities, artistic and commercial cities, scholarly and manufacturing cities, aristocratic and radical cities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cities have not only a certain physiognomy; they have also a decided mental and moral character, and a definite political tendency.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
travail
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
truths
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
twelve
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
Two
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From this reading “Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of the imperial theme.”
Virgin
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From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “This is the eve of Christmas, No sleep from night to morn; The Virgin is in travail, At twelve will the Child be born.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, honor is the subject of my story; I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life; but for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.”
