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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 TOPPLETON MAKES A FAIR START.
able
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
addressed
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
antagonized
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From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
Barncastle
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
Burningford
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
client
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
confident
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
exile
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From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
extra
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From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
fact
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOPPLETON MAKES A FAIR START.
fetching
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
FEW
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
form
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From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
invisible
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
later
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
lines
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
MAKES
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From this reading TOPPLETON MAKES A FAIR START.
man
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
much
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
once
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From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
out
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From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
progress
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
prove
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
report
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
rules
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From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
said
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From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
sonnet
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
spite
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOPPLETON MAKES A FAIR START.
stickler
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From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
too
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
TOPPLETON
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From this reading TOPPLETON MAKES A FAIR START.
two
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
very
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From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
violation
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From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
weeks
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From this reading A FEW weeks later Toppleton was able to report progress to his invisible client.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had the sonnet to Barncastle of Burningford and was much pleased with it, because, in spite of the fact that it was two lines too long, he was confident that it would prove very fetching to the man to whom it was addressed.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ought to take out those two extra lines, though," said the exile.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Barncastle is a great stickler for form, and he will be antagonized at once by your violation of the rules."
