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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 You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
Ado
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
Alick
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
all
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
bad
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
barren
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From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
canny
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From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
chivalrous
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
chivalry
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
Colonel
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
considerably
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
county
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
drive
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
enough
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From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
fall
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
fire
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
fore
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
hearing
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
indeed
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
Keith
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
late
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
love
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
man
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From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
matter
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From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
means
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From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
moorland
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From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
Much
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
now
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
old
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
parts
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
pray
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From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
property
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
reports
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
richer
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From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
sitting
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
suffering
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You are a richer man than I shall ever be.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
there's
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
troubled
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From this reading “Alick, is this all chivalry?” inquired Colonel Keith, sitting by his fire, suffering considerably from his late drive, and hearing reports that troubled him.
Very
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From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Very chivalrous, indeed! when there’s an old county property to the fore.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”—Much Ado about Nothing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “For that matter, you have all been canny enough to have means enough to balance all that barren moorland.
