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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 In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
Ariol
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
asleep
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
away
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
Blois
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
branches
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
brown
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
clad
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
cloth
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
coat
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
far
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
GOOSE-SKIN
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From this reading GOOSE-SKIN THE JUGGLER.
grease
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
hose
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From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
houses
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
jonquil
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From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
JUGGLER
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From this reading GOOSE-SKIN THE JUGGLER.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
laughing
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
lies
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
lieu
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
linsey-woolsey
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From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
man
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
Marchioness
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
moon
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
Night
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
now
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
oak
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
only
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
orchard
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
risen
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
see
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
sheltering
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
shine
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
Silenus
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
sky
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
spots
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
stained
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
stars
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From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
stout
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
straggling
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
suburb
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
taken
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOSE-SKIN THE JUGGLER.
thick-leaved
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
torn
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From this reading His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose.
tree
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From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
wine
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From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He might be taken for Silenus if he were not clad in a coat of brown cloth stained with grease and wine spots.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Night has come; the stars shine in the sky; only the moon has not yet risen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In lieu of the laughing orchard of the Marchioness of Ariol, you now see one of the last straggling houses of a suburb of Blois, and far away a thick-leaved oak tree, under whose sheltering branches a stout man lies asleep.
