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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 The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
AEgeus
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From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
all
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From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
ask
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From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
broad
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
door
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
fellow
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
hall
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
Heyday
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From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
hospitality
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From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
house
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From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
King
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From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
laughed
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From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
man
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
man's
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
master
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From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
masters
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From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
much
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
neighbor
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
nowhere
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
other
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
out
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
past
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
put
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
return
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
revelers
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
rise
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
said
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
seen
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
shoulders
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From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
some
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From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
strode
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
table
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
Then
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Theseus
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
thrust
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
up
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From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then I am master as much as the rest of you," said Theseus, and he strode past the table up the hall, and looked around for AEgeus, but he was nowhere to be seen.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At that some growled, and some laughed and shouted, "Heyday! we are all masters here."
whispered
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From this reading The revelers looked at him and then at each other, and each whispered to the man next him, "This is a forward fellow; he ought to be thrust out at the door."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But each man's neighbor whispered in return, "His shoulders are broad; will you rise and put him out?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ask no hospitality of you; I ask it of AEgeus the King, the master of this house."
