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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 That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
all
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allegorical
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
always
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
Arc
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
articles
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
breach
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
cause
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From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
embitter
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From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
fall
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
finish
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
full
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
go
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
God's
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From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
home
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
interest
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
Joan
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
lives
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From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
man
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
minding
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
other
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From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
own
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people's
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picture
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
plenty
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
pother
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From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
publish
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
questions
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
ranks
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
some
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
spin
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
there
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For what cause do they embitter their own and other people’s lives?
thirty
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
thousand
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From this reading The ranks of life are full; and although a thousand fall, there are always some to go into the breach.
three
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
wash
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what, in God’s name, is all this pother about?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
women's
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
work
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From this reading When they told Joan of Arc she should be at home minding women’s work, she answered there were plenty to spin and wash.
world
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
year
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From this reading That a man should publish three or thirty articles a year, that he should finish or not finish his great allegorical picture, are questions of little interest to the world.
