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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 THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
announced
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From this reading "I'm not going to do any more at the Synopsis to-day," she announced.
any
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From this reading "I'm not going to do any more at the Synopsis to-day," she announced.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And what are you chuckling at, Stephen?"
Aristophanes
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bang
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
chuckling
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crib
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
Development
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
digesting
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Dr
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's much too fine.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
going
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helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
I'm
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Ideas
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It's
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From this reading "It's much too fine.
Liddell
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
Moral
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more
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much
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From this reading "It's much too fine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to do any more at the Synopsis to-day," she announced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
Origin
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
Scott
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm not going to do any more at the Synopsis to-day," she announced.
shut
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
skit
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
Socrates
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From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
Stephen
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Synopsis
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm not going to do any more at the Synopsis to-day," she announced.
to-day
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too
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From this reading "It's much too fine.
VIEW
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the help of Liddell and Scott, and a crib, Stephen was digesting Aristophanes' skit on Socrates.
Westermarck
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what are you chuckling at, Stephen?"
Winnie
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From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE Winnie shut Dr. Westermarck on _The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_ with a bang.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what are you chuckling at, Stephen?"