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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 “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
account
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
all
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
bed
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
bending
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
breakfast
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
broke
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
caravan
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
cheerfully
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
complacently
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
countenance
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
cross
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
custom
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
devil
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
disturb
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
eyes
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
face
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
foretell
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
good-humoured
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
guest
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
gypsy
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
host
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
instant
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
keep
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
lattice
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
Like
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
made
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
more
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
old
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
only
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
opened
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
painted
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
pities
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
pomp
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
pretty
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
professional
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
ready
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
require
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
rising
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
saw
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
sir
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
slept
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
small
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
smiled
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, as he answered, “I require no professional help from the devil, sir, to foretell your fortune.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
soundly
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
sun
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
sweet
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From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
thousand
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
waiting
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From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
waits
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
wife
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From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It were a thousand pities,” cried the guest, leaping from his bed, “that so pretty a face should look cross on my account, so I will not keep her waiting an instant.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?--As You Like It.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You slept so soundly, sir, that I did not like to disturb you; but my good wife only waits your rising to have all ready for breakfast.”
youth
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From this reading The sun broke cheerfully through the small lattice of the caravan, as the youth opened his eyes and saw the good-humoured countenance of his gypsy host bending over him complacently.
