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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 "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
always
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From this reading Venturino and I have always dinned it into him.
Amalasuntha
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
averred
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
baby
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
back
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From this reading Pauline leaned back wearily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
best
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
boasting
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
boy
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
can't
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
darling
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
dinned
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From this reading Venturino and I have always dinned it into him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
doesn't
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
earn
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
halves
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Venturino and I have always dinned it into him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Venturino and I have always dinned it into him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
I'm
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Venturino and I have always dinned it into him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
leaned
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From this reading Pauline leaned back wearily.
made
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
man
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
Marchesa
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
marry
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
Michelangelo
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
Miss
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
money
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
occasion
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
one-eyed
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
Oregon
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
Oxbaum
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
Pauline
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From this reading Pauline leaned back wearily.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
really
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
sorry
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
spend
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
things
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From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
tried
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
Venturino
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From this reading Venturino and I have always dinned it into him.
wants
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From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, my boy doesn't do things by halves," the Marchesa averred, still feeling that the occasion was one for boasting.
wearily
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From this reading Pauline leaned back wearily.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
year
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From this reading And last year he tried his best to marry that one-eyed Miss Oxbaum from Oregon, he really did."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm as sorry for you as I can be, Amalasuntha; but Michelangelo is not a baby, and if he can't be made to understand that a poor man who wants to spend money must first earn it--" "Oh, but he does, darling!
