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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 My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
able
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
All
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
belly
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
black
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From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
capacity
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
cut
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
day
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From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
died
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
drink
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
drinking
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From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
faces
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From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
fumes
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
hand
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
head
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
heated
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
heels
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From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
knows
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
life-time
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
like
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
mad
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
many
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
men
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
mouth
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmouthful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
off
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
roasting
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
sick
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
side
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From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
sizzled
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
solemn
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From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
spilled
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
stale
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
stank
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
stones
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From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
undeterred
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
walked
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From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
water
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From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
young
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
youth
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From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
