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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 He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
all
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
ask
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
boasting
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
CASALMONTE
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
circles
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From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
clefs
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
clubs
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
critic
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
crochets
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
dear
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
Deverill
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
discovered
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
Events
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From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
fast
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From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
fellow
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
Florian
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
fortunes
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From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
full
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
head
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
indeed
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
It's
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
man
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From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
more
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
moved
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From this reading Events had moved fast for his fortunes meanwhile.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
now
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From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
out
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
poet
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
push
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
quavers
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
rhymes
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
said
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
SIGNORA
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
theatrical
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From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
Three
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
tunes
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
twas
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
Tyrol
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
use
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
very
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
visit
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
well
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
well-known
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From this reading He was a well-known man now in theatrical circles.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
what's
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From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
Will's
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
Wood
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From this reading Florian Wood went about, indeed, boasting in clubs and drawing-rooms that ’twas he who had discovered and brought out Will Deverill.
years
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From this reading SIGNORA CASALMONTE Three years and more had passed since Will’s visit to the Tyrol.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s all very well to be a poet,” he said, “and it’s all very well to be born with a head full of rhymes and tunes, of crochets, clefs, and quavers; but what’s the use of all that, I ask you my dear fellow, without a critic to push you?
