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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 ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Precautions are useless after the event.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
allowed
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Precautions are useless after the event.
arranged
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
ASS
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
asses
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From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
beast
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
buy
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
chose
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
coming
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
event
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From this reading Precautions are useless after the event.
greediest
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
halter
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
handed
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
home
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
immediately
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
laziest
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
led
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
like
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
likely-looking
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
Man
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
market
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
master
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
newcomer
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
off
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
once
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
other
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From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
owner
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
place
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
Precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading Precautions are useless after the event.
PURCHASER
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
put
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From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
reached
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From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
round
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From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
saw
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From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
see
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
stable
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From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Precautions are useless after the event.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable.
trial
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
useless
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From this reading Precautions are useless after the event.
wanted
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From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like.
