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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 Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
all
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
any
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
begged
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
bonneted
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
brow
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
cap
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
covered
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
desire
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
disclaimed
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
enough
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
exclaimed
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
force
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
Ghost
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
give
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
intention
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
knowledge
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
light
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
low
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
made
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
offend
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
out
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
passions
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
period
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
put
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
reverently
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
Scrooge
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
see
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
soon
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
special
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
Spirit
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
trains
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
wear
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
whole
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
why
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From this reading Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
wilfully
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From this reading Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully "bonneted" the Spirit at any period of his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
worldly
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From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
years
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From this reading Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading exclaimed the Ghost, "would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?
