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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 “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
All
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
appertained
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
atheism
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B
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
back
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From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
beg
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
black
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
borders
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
Browning
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
burial
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
buy
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From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
came
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
celebrated
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
coffin
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From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
cremation
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
curiously
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
death
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
discussion
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
doctors
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
dog
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
E
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
entereth
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
far-famed
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
fond
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From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
garments
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
gave
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
Glory
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
God
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
History
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From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
Hubbard
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
Idol-Breaker
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
joiners
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From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
Knowledge
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
laughing
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From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
leader
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
like
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
lore
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
man
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From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
meditating
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
merits
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Mother
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mourning
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
Mr
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
nursery
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
pardon
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
perfected
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
prepared
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
printers
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
Raeburn
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From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
relative
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
remarking
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From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
repeats
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From this reading “History,” as a great man was fond of remarking, “'repeats itself.'”
saith
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
secularists
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
suffering
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From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Glory to God to God!” he saith, “Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
up
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From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'She went to the joiners to buy him a coffin, But when she came back the dog was laughing.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the doctors gave him up, all the secularists prepared mourning garments, the printers were meditating black borders for the 'Idol-Breaker,' the relative merits of burial and cremation were already in discussion, when the dog we beg pardon the leader of atheism, came to life again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading E. B. Browning “Mr. Raeburn is curiously like the celebrated dog of nursery lore, who appertained to the ancient and far-famed Mother Hubbard.
