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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's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
all
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
barnyard
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
bird
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
boldest
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
boy
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
bright
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
closely
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
dared
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
days
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
deep
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
downstairs
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From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
dullness
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
evaded
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
Evenings
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
guard
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
hedged
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
hens
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
IX
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
later
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
Lavendar
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
made
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
man
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
marred
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
observance
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
pecked
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
plumage
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
POINTS
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
prolonged
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
respite
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
Revel
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
Robinette
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
room
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
said
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
shortened
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
some
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
sounded
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
Stoke
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
strayed
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From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
there
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
There's
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From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a man to be made there--or to be marred!" said Robinette to herself.
too
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
tradition
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
two
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From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
uneasy
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From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
VIEW
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
visitor
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From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IX POINTS OF VIEW Evenings at Stoke Revel were of a dullness all too deep to be sounded and too closely hedged in by tradition and observance to be evaded or shortened by the boldest visitor.
wished
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From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
women
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From this reading The thought of Robinette alone between the two women downstairs made him uneasy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lavendar and the boy would have prolonged their respite in the smoking room had they dared, but in these later days Lavendar found he wished to be below on guard.
