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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 But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
acquaintance
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From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
apart
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
breakfast
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
call
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
count
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
Dear
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
dinner
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
estimable
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
felt
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
few
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
following
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From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
friend
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
gone
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From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
home
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
house
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
hungry
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
indeed
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
invitations
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
Jane
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
knew
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
latter
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From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
learned
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
led
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
live
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
loathe
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
luncheon
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
Majendie
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
Majendie's
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
makes
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From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
man
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
Miss
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
pass
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
pity
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
professor
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
rare
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
rash
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
regret
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
regularly
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
requires
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
say
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
shed
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
shortly
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From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
spinster
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
spoon
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
steps
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
sup
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
supper
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From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
sworn
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From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
tears
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
tend
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From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
very
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From this reading He makes the acquaintance of the latter very shortly.
visit
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From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
ward
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
Wednesday
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From this reading After every visit to her house he has sworn to himself that _"this one"_ shall be his last, and every Wednesday following he has gone again.
week
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From this reading The professor, who has felt it to be his duty to call on his ward regularly every week, has learned to know and (I regret to say) to loathe that estimable spinster christened Jane Majendie.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But requires no spoon to sup with her, as Miss Majendie's invitations to supper, or indeed to luncheon, breakfast or dinner, are so few and rare that it might be rash for a hungry man to count on them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear, if you knew what tears they shed, Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend."
