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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 For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
all
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From this reading And the rub for us is that these gentlemen deserve it all!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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branches
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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case
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comfort
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Company
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Cricket
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critics
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deserve
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efforts
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Engraving
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experts
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the rub for us is that these gentlemen deserve it all!
Goddess
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From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
illustrated
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inspired
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From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the rub for us is that these gentlemen deserve it all!
lavished
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letters
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lips
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mark
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men
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
mightily
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moment
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Mr
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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novelists
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We poor novelists, critics, men of letters, have no such paper, such type, as are lavished on the experts who write here upon their various branches of sport.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Turn over these pages.
pages
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From this reading Turn over these pages.
paper
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poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We poor novelists, critics, men of letters, have no such paper, such type, as are lavished on the experts who write here upon their various branches of sport.
Richardson's
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rub
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From this reading And the rub for us is that these gentlemen deserve it all!
say
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serves
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singular
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
sport
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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Swan
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We poor novelists, critics, men of letters, have no such paper, such type, as are lavished on the experts who write here upon their various branches of sport.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Turn over these pages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
touched
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Turn
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From this reading Turn over these pages.
type
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the rub for us is that these gentlemen deserve it all!
various
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
write
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For, mark you, Mr. Richardson's is no singular case, of which we might say--to comfort ourselves--that the Goddess of Cricket, whom he serves so mightily, has touched his lips and inspired him for a moment.
