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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
any
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
attempt
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From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
BARCHESTER
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From this reading THE BISHOP OF BARCHESTER IS CRUSHED.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
BISHOP
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From this reading THE BISHOP OF BARCHESTER IS CRUSHED.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The tax on hair-powder is but thirteen shillings a year.
CRUSHED
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From this reading THE BISHOP OF BARCHESTER IS CRUSHED.
dab
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day
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
demanding
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
easily
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From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
family
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flour
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footman's
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gives
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greased
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hair
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hair-powder
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From this reading The tax on hair-powder is but thirteen shillings a year.
head
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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high
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hot
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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inquires
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ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BISHOP OF BARCHESTER IS CRUSHED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
just
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justifies
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
meat
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
more
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From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BISHOP OF BARCHESTER IS CRUSHED.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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people
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From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
rate
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
rubbed
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seeing
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From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
shillings
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From this reading The tax on hair-powder is but thirteen shillings a year.
slightest
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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Sundays
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
tax
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From this reading The tax on hair-powder is but thirteen shillings a year.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BISHOP OF BARCHESTER IS CRUSHED.
there
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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And seeing that the thing is so easily done, why do not more people attempt it?
thirteen
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From this reading The tax on hair-powder is but thirteen shillings a year.
three
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
times
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tone
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wearer
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
why
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From this reading Who inquires why it is that a little greased flour rubbed in among the hair on a footman's head,--just one dab here and another there,--gives such a tone of high life to the family?
wine
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
world
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From this reading It may, indeed, be that the slightest dab in the world justifies the wearer in demanding hot meat three times a day, and wine at any rate on Sundays.
year
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From this reading The tax on hair-powder is but thirteen shillings a year.
