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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 "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
always
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
any
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
Brother
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
call
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
can't
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
civil
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
conversation
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
dandelion
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
Deep
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
fashion
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
feet
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
gave
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
grew
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
happy
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From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
Husband
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
Launcelot
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
learning
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
Lovell
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
made
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
married
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
more
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
offer
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
other
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
Patteran
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
person
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
pleasant-spoken
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
pleasure
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
plucking
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
promised
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
regard
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
Roman
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
said
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
Second
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
service
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From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
story
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From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
Tale
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
true
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From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
Ursula
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From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
Ursula's
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
very
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From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
Water
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From this reading Ursula's Tale--The Patteran--The Deep Water--Second Husband.
way
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Launcelot Lovell made me an offer, as you call it, and we were married in Roman fashion; that is, we gave each other our right hands, and promised to be true to each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
willing
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
wish
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From this reading Mine is not a very happy story, but as you wish to hear it, it is quite at your service.
words
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From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a great regard for you and your learning, and am willing to do you any pleasure in the way of words or conversation.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Brother," said Ursula, plucking a dandelion which grew at her feet, "I have always said that a more civil and pleasant-spoken person than yourself can't be found.
