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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 was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
all
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
beer
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
brighter
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
cavaliers
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
ceasing
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
charmed
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
cheer
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
choice
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
confess
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
country
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
dinner
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
Duke
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
England
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From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
English
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
enlivened
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
feeders
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
fens
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
goose
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
gross
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
Lady
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
looking
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
Lord
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
manly
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
many
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
Marquis
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
marriage
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From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
more
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
much
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
Newcastle
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
Newcastle's
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
offer
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
only
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
own
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
perhaps
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
plum
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From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
porridge
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From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
regaled
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
seen
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From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
sight
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
sirloin
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
sorts
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
subjects
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
talked
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
There
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
too
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From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
true
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From this reading Every one was so much charmed at the sight that I thought I ought to be so too, but I confess that it was too much for me, and that I had to own that it is true that the English are gross feeders.
usually
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From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was plum porridge too, which I had not seen since I left England at my marriage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
wild-fowl
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From this reading There was not only a good sirloin of beer, but a goose, and many choice wild-fowl from the fens of the country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So to my Lord Marquis of Newcastle’s dinner we went, and found ourselves regaled with more of good cheer than poor cavaliers could usually offer.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
York
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From this reading The Duke of York was there, looking brighter and more manly than I had yet seen him, enlivened perhaps by my Lady Newcastle, who talked to him, without ceasing, on all sorts of subjects.
