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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 I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
according
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From this reading His majesty, according to the custom of the country, was only shaved twice a week.
almost
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
attend
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
AUTHOR
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
back
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
barber
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
barber's
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
behold
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comb
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
CONTRIVANCES
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
country
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From this reading His majesty, according to the custom of the country, was only shaved twice a week.
custom
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From this reading His majesty, according to the custom of the country, was only shaved twice a week.
cut
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
distance
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
equal
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
EUROPE
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
fifty
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
forty
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
get
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
give
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
Glumdalclitch
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
hair
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
hand
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
holes
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
indeed
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
INQUIRES
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
KING
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
KING'S
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
lather
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
levee
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
like
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
majesty
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From this reading His majesty, according to the custom of the country, was only shaved twice a week.
making
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
MUSIC
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
needle
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
OBSERVATIONS
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
often
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
once
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
only
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From this reading His majesty, according to the custom of the country, was only shaved twice a week.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
ordinary
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out
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
picked
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
piece
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
PLEASE
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
prevailed
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
QUEEN
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
razor
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
RELATES
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
scythe
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
seen
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
SEVERALadjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
shaved
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From this reading His majesty, according to the custom of the country, was only shaved twice a week.
SHOWS
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
SKILL
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
small
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
some
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
STATE
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
strongest
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
stumps
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
suds
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From this reading I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
then
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
THEREON
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From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
twice
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
used
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very
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
week
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From this reading I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’S OBSERVATIONS THEREON.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
wood
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From this reading I then took a piece of fine wood, and cut it like the back of a comb, making several holes in it at equal distance with as small a needle as I could get from Glumdalclitch.
