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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 There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
arts
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
bear
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
broth
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
buy
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
client
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
crying
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From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
de
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
dear
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
end
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From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
erect
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
firm
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
friend
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
giving
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From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
go
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
gratitude
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
grief
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From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
ground
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
Hotel
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
hours
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From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
like
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From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
mean
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
Mme
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From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
monument
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
much
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
perpetuate
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
record
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
representative
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
Sauvage
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From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
sinking
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From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
some
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
Sonet
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
stomach
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From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
There
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From this reading There is nothing like grief for giving one a sinking in the stomach.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
twenty-four
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From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
urged
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From this reading “My dear client,” urged the representative of the firm of Sonet, “do take some broth.
Ville
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From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I should think he will!” returned Mme. Sauvage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He has been crying for twenty-four hours on end, and he would not take anything.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have so much to do; some one must go to the Hotel de Ville to buy the ground in the cemetery on which you mean to erect a monument to perpetuate the memory of the friend of the arts, and bear record to your gratitude.”
