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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 A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
air
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
angel
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
appeal
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
aroma
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
BACON
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
baking
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
burst
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
chicken
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
cooking
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
cosmopolitan
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
declares
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
delicious
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
detect
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
dish
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
distance
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
door
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
down
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
earth
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
fish
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
fragrance
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
Frenchman
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
general
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
heaven
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
Kanaka
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
laden
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
lamb
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
leaves
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
lowly
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
man
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
most
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
moves
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
nation
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
nearly
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
nostrils
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
only
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
opened
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
oven
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
perfume
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
possum
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
prodigious
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
ragout
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
rich
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
roasting
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
savour
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
some
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
Southerner
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
special
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
spices
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
taters
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From this reading A Southerner declares that his nostrils can detect at a prodigious distance the cooking of "possum and taters."
tempt
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From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
there
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
Ti
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From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
universal
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From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
unmoved
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
wafted
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
waits
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From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Kanaka has a cosmopolitan appetite, but the fragrance which moves him most nearly is the scent of fish baking in Ti leaves.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Every man and every nation has a special dish, in general; there is only one whose appeal is universal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Frenchman waits unmoved until the perfume of some rich lamb ragout, an air laden with spices, is wafted toward him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BACON The savour of roasting chicken, that first delicious burst of aroma when the oven door is opened, would tempt an angel from heaven down to the lowly earth.
