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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 Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
All
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
aloud
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From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
altered
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
Babbalanja
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
banished
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
came
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
day
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
desired
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
discourse
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
discussed
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
evinced
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
fain
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
forbade
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
fruitless
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
gay
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
heart
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
included
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
invariably
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
lagoon
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
lately
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
levity
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
live
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
lord
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
lost
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
Maramma
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
Mardians
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
Media
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
Meditate
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From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
merry
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
much
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From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
mythical
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From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
near
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
necessarily
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
note
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
occasional
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
plans
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
Pontiff
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
previously
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
proceeded
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
proving
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
recently
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
reclining
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
remaining
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
say
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From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
saying
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
search
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
seeing
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
seen
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
sensible
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
seriously
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
social
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
somewhat
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
things
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
topic
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From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
tour
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
Uma
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From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
unforeseen
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
very
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From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
visiting
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From this reading Our visiting the Pontiff at a time previously unforeseen, somewhat altered our plans.
way
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From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But my lord Media forbade; saying that they necessarily included a topic which all gay, sensible Mardians, who desired to live and be merry, invariably banished from social discourse.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All search in Maramma for the lost one proving fruitless, and nothing of note remaining to be seen, we returned not to Uma; but proceeded with the tour of the lagoon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When day came, reclining beneath the canopy, Babbalanja would fain have seriously discussed those things we had lately been seeing, which, for all the occasional levity he had recently evinced, seemed very near his heart.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Meditate as much as you will, Babbalanja, but say little aloud, unless in a merry and mythical way.
