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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 To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
all
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From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
ample
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From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
Appalling
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From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
best
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
better
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From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
cellar
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
child
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
club
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
Dell
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From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
Dingley
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From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
full
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
gesture
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From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
get
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
guest
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From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
hardly
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From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
host
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From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
invite
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
less
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From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
literature
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From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
made
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From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
Old
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From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
only
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
own
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
painful
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From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
quality
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
restaurant
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
roof
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
savour
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
see
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
sometimes
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From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
table
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
there
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From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To a club or restaurant he may sometimes invite you, but not there, not there, my child, do you get the full savour of his quality.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
Wardle
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From this reading In life or literature there has been no better host than Old Wardle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Dingley Dell, with an ample gesture, he made you free of all that was his.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Appalling though he would have been as a guest in club or restaurant, it is hardly less painful to think of him as a host there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His own table, over his own cellar, under his own roof--it is only there that you see him at his best.
