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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 We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
amazed
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
another's
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
barely
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
begun
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
biting
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
boys
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
bread
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
broke
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
damned
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
didn't
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
discussing
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
eat
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
eaten
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
enough
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
far
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
fathers
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
find
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
give
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
grabbing
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
hadn't
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
hair
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
hall
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
heard
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
hitting
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
kicking
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
ladies
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
masters
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
men
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
mothers
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
much
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
necessary
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
off
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
other
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
out
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
pay
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
pinching
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
pounded
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
procession
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
pulling
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
referring
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
religious
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
said
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
see
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
servants
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
slapping
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
sleeves
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
some
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
sops
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
sort
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
soup
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
started
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
stuck
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
swinging
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
talking
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
there
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
tremendous
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
up
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
uproar
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From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
variety
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From this reading They left off talking and started swinging, and since variety is necessary in everything, there was hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, and biting.
village
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From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
want
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
wasn't
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From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We servants went to eat, and there wasn't a damned thing left for us but soup and bread sops, and I was amazed to see that those ladies hadn't stuck that up their sleeves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We had barely begun when we heard a tremendous uproar in the hall where our masters were: they were referring to their mothers and discussing what sort of men their fathers had been.
women
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From this reading As far as I could find out, the quarrel broke out because some of the men didn't want to give or pay those women anything: they said that what the women had eaten was enough.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They were grabbing one another's hair and pulling it out; they pounded each other so much you would think they were village boys in a religious procession.
