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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 AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
arm
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
bill
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From this reading "Read the bill!
boisterously
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
bountiful
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
breakfast
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
came
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
clucking
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
comedy
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From this reading 'That incomparable comedy, The Honeymoon, by a peerless company.'
company
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From this reading 'That incomparable comedy, The Honeymoon, by a peerless company.'
discrediting
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How does that sound?"
down
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
egg
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
encountered
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
few
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
greeting
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
grits
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
guest
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
guest's
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
hall
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
hen
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
heralded
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
high
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
home-made
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
Honeymoon
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From this reading 'That incomparable comedy, The Honeymoon, by a peerless company.'
hours
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
How
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From this reading How does that sound?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
incomparable
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From this reading 'That incomparable comedy, The Honeymoon, by a peerless company.'
INCOMPREHENSIBLEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
latest
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
manager
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
mercurial
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
Pancakes
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
peerless
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From this reading 'That incomparable comedy, The Honeymoon, by a peerless company.'
posters
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
proudly
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
Read
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From this reading "Read the bill!
room
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
Saint-Prosper
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
sausage
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
sound
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From this reading How does that sound?"
spirits
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
truly
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
VENTURE
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From this reading AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE VENTURE Pancakes, grits, home-made sausage, and, before each guest, an egg that had been proudly heralded by the clucking hen but a few hours before--truly a bountiful breakfast, discrediting the latest guest's anticipations!
weather
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From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The manager, in high spirits, mercurial as the weather, came down from his room, a bundle of posters under his arm, boisterously greeting Saint-Prosper, whom he encountered in the hall:
