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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 It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
a-year
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
all
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
baby
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
bound
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
bravery
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
busy
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
count
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
fail
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
fancy
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
feeble
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
five
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
form
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From this reading It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
Harry
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
house
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
hundred
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
instead
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
It's
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From this reading It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
kept
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
knoweth
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
man
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
matter
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From this reading It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
mere
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From this reading It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
Muir
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
now
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
OLD
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From this reading OLD PLAY.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
opening
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
overbold
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
PLAY
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From this reading OLD PLAY.
pounds
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
round
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
Rowan
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
sat
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
say
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
security
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
sets
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
SEVENTY
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
sisters
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
strong
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
there
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
thinks
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
Thomson
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
three
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
Tis
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
uncle
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
very
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From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
Violet
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
weak
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From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
wife
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From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “SEVENTY pounds a-year,” repeated Harry Muir, as his sisters and his wife sat round him, all of them now busy with the “opening,” while Violet kept the baby; “and my uncle might be security, say for three hundred pounds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps they would take him for three hundred instead of five; and Rowan and Thomson is a very good house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s a mere matter of form, you know.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “’Tis the weak who are overbold; your strong man can count upon the might he knoweth; your feeble one, in fancy sets no bound to his bravery, nor thinks it time to fail till there is need of standing.”
