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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 We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
all
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From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
amusement
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
bottle
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
bread-winning
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
claret-glasses
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
dearer
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From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
DwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
elbows
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
England
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
entering
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
faces
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
GRIMM'S
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From this reading GRIMM’S TALES.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
human
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From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
interpenetrate
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
knowing
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
leaned
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
mahogany
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
men
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
most
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
nowhere
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
occurred
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
reflected
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
round
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
sea
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
sitting
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
speak
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
table
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From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
TALES
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From this reading GRIMM’S TALES.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
travel
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
way
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From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
wealth
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From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned on our elbows.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This could have occurred nowhere but in England, where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea entering into the life of most men, and the men knowing something or everything about the sea, in the way of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
world
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From this reading But the Dwarf answered: No; something human is dearer to me than the wealth of all the world.”
