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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 A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
Alec
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
all
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From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
any
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
bull
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
bulls
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
burst
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
chasing
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
conducted
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
conversation
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
cows
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
crestfallen
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
dusty
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
ear-splitting
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
exhilaration
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
farmyard
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
gone
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
goose
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
impedimenta
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
interrupted
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
journey
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
kind
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From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
Lectures
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
loud
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
more
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
mostly
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
nature
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
Neo-Platonism
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
noticed
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From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
once
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
other
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
out
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
outward
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
passing
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From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
pithy
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
plaintively
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
precise
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
road
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
Roger
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
rustic
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
say
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
Sheringham
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
short
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
shown
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
speedily
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
springy
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
steps
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
tears
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
walking
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
warn
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From this reading I warn you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alec, it might be noticed in passing, was not being at all kind about it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
white
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From this reading They were walking once more along the white, dusty road; but the springy exhilaration of the outward journey had gone out of their steps.
wild
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
word
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
yells
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From this reading A short but pithy conversation with the ancient rustic, conducted mostly in ear-splitting yells, had speedily shown the crestfallen Roger the precise nature of the wild goose (or should it be wild bull?) he had been chasing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Sheringham Lectures on Neo-Platonism “Alec,” interrupted Roger plaintively, “if you say one more word to me about bulls, cows, or any other farmyard impedimenta, I shall burst at once into loud tears.
