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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 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
Apollinaris
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
away
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
bottle
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
Bude
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
cock
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From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
conditions
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
daily
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
deep
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
drinking
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
emotion
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From this reading He had recovered from his emotion.
extraordinary
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
Fire
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had recovered from his emotion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had recovered from his emotion.
hand
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
heart
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had recovered from his emotion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
involvement
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
Lordling
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
loves
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
marked
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
McCabe's
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
Merton
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
Merton's
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From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
Miss
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
off
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
old
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From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
peer
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From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
pouring
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
prize
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
pull
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
recovered
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From this reading He had recovered from his emotion.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
said
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
signs
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
tale
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
Thank
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From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Thank you for that, old cock,' replied the peer, shaking Merton's hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
tumbler
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
water
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From this reading 'Fire away,' said Bude, pouring a bottle of Apollinaris water into a long tumbler, and drinking deep.
well
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From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
wild
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
won
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From this reading Merton told the tale of Miss McCabe's extraordinary involvement, and of the wild conditions on which her hand was to be won.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And as to her heart, I think,' he added, 'if you pull off the prize-- If my heart by signs can tell, Lordling, I have marked her daily, And I think she loves thee well.'
