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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 JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
Ambassador
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
ARMITAGE
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He’s as obstinate as a mule!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
Austria-Hungary
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
Baron
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
become
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
cheerily
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
Claiborne
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
cool
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
corner
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
cottage
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
counsel
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
desirable
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
discover
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
Epicurean
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
friend
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
glass
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
He's
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From this reading “He’s as obstinate as a mule!”
Hilton
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
ice
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
Ideal
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
impatience
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
Judge
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
June
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
king
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
kings
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
Marhof's
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
Marius
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
mode
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
more
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
mule
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From this reading “He’s as obstinate as a mule!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
obstinate
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From this reading “He’s as obstinate as a mule!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
otherwise
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
overflowed
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
possibility
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
rail
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
representative
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
roses
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
sat
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
shook
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
Springs
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
State
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
Storm
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
table
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
then
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
tinkled
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From this reading The representative of Austria-Hungary shook his glass with an impatience that tinkled the ice cheerily.
true
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
veranda
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
von
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From this reading June roses overflowed the veranda rail of Baron von Marhof’s cottage at Storm Springs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
wicker
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From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Ambassador and his friend and counsel, Judge Hilton Claiborne, sat in a cool corner with a wicker table between them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE If so be, you can discover a mode of life more desirable than the being a king, for those who shall be kings; then the true Ideal of the State will become a possibility; but not otherwise.—Marius the Epicurean.
