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2
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From this reading _2.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
all
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From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
avoiding
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
castigate
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From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
causeth
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
epigrams
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From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
gathereth
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
hand
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
harvest
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
hedge
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
How
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From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
Idler
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From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
laziness
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From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
love
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From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
man
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
manner
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From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
painfully
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
shame
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
sharp-pointed
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From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
sleepeth
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
slothful
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
slowly
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
sluggard
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From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
son
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
summer
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
thorns
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
toss
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From this reading They toss the sluggard on all manner of sharp-pointed epigrams.
walks
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
way
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From this reading "The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,"--he walks as slowly and painfully as if avoiding thorns on either hand.
wise
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From this reading "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
writers
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From this reading The Idler._ How these writers love to castigate laziness!
