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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 “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
appreciation
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
Chacun
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
coeur
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
damned
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From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
de
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
des
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ear
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en
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
English
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
etouffe
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
experience
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
fist
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From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
Good-bye
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From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
gravely
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
grinned
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
joke
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
Joseph
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knew
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
making
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
man
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
march
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From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
money
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
more
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From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
mountain
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From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
native
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
old
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From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
once
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From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
passagers
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
peut-etre
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
Platter
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porter
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
regret
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
remark
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From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
ris
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
shook
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side
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
solitaire
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
some
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
son
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
Sous
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
taught
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
there
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Good-bye to that damned old Platter--may it be for ever!”
un
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
unmoved
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valedictory
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vast
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From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
vous
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From this reading Chacun de vous peut-etre en son coeur solitaire Sous des ris passagers etouffe un long regret.
walked
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The man grinned from ear to ear and nodded with a vast appreciation of what experience taught him to take as a joke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
William
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this valedictory remark Joseph shook his fist once more at the unmoved mountain and resumed his march.
word
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
worth
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From this reading “William,” he continued gravely to a native porter who walked at his side and knew no word of English, “there is some money that is not worth the making.”
