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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 Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
able
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
accents
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
admittance
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
affixed
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
Affront
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
apartment
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
babe
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From this reading The feeble wailing of the babe made the strong man tremble.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
Biroo
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
bough
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
boy
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
brother
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
came
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
captive
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
child
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
come
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
customary
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
Deen
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
denied
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
dismounted
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
door
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
driver
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
even
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
feeble
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From this reading The feeble wailing of the babe made the strong man tremble.
first
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
gained
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
Gannesha
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
green
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
guarded
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
heard
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
hurried
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
hut
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
inner
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
lean
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
little
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
made
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From this reading The feeble wailing of the babe made the strong man tremble.
mail-cart
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
man
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From this reading The feeble wailing of the babe made the strong man tremble.
new-born
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
occasions
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
old
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
part
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
prevented
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
Ram
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
refused
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
said
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From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
snatched
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
solace
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
speech
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
strong
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From this reading The feeble wailing of the babe made the strong man tremble.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
taken
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
tall
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
thereto
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
time
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _An Affront to Gannesha_ "A little brother hath come," said Biroo, as Ram Deen dismounted from the mail-cart.
tremble
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From this reading The feeble wailing of the babe made the strong man tremble.
up
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
voice
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From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
wailing
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From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tall driver snatched up the little boy and hurried to his hut, over the door of which was affixed the green bough that is customary on such occasions, and whence came the wailing of a new-born child.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But Ram Deen was not to be denied such solace as could be gained from the voice whose accents had taken him captive the first time he had heard them.
woman
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From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The inner apartment was guarded by a lean old woman, who refused Ram Deen admittance thereto, and who would have prevented even speech on his part had she been able.
