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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 “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
abstaining
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
acknowledge
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
Avenel
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
Baron
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
Beshrew
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
betray
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
better
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
blessings
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
cast
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
Chapter
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From this reading Chapter the Twenty-Fifth.
charm
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
chiefly
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
confer
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
consists
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
days
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
demeanour
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
down
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
e'en
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
faith
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
fast-days
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
fasting
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
finds
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
garments
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
give
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
hearts
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
hold
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
Julian
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
laity
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
late
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
lovely
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
meats
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
men
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
mutter
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
needs
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
new-fashioned
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
office
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
old
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
ones
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
preacher
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
religioners
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
rend
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
reverend
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
rule
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
said
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
saw
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
sit
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
special
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
stoops
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
stranger
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
surprise
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
Tailor
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chapter the Twenty-Fifth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
Tom
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
too
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
Twenty-Fifth
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From this reading Chapter the Twenty-Fifth.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
used
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
using
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From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
warrant
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From this reading “Beshrew me,” he said, “these new-fashioned religioners have fast-days, I warrant me--the old ones used to confer these blessings chiefly on the laity.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We acknowledge no such rule,” said the preacher--“We hold that our faith consists not in using or abstaining from special meats on special days; and in fasting we rend our hearts, and not our garments.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
woman
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From this reading When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray-- Julian Avenel saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger.
worse
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From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “The better--the better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,” said the Baron; “but come, sit down, or, if thou needs must e'en give us a cast of thy office, mutter thy charm.”
