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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
agree
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
Algy
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
answers
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
any
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From this reading Tell me," sitting down on a hard chair, and suddenly declining into a familiar and colloquial tone, "have you seen any signs of derangement in father lately?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
breast
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
brevis
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but _really_?"
certain
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chair
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collect
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colloquial
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countrymen
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deal
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
declining
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derangement
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disdainful
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
down
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Eton
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
fact
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familiar
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father
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Friends
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frock
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furor
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
Grammar
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
hand
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
hard
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell me," sitting down on a hard chair, and suddenly declining into a familiar and colloquial tone, "have you seen any signs of derangement in father lately?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell me," sitting down on a hard chair, and suddenly declining into a familiar and colloquial tone, "have you seen any signs of derangement in father lately?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
ira
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
lately
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Latin
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
lifting
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
loftily
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me," sitting down on a hard chair, and suddenly declining into a familiar and colloquial tone, "have you seen any signs of derangement in father lately?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
more
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but _really_?"
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
nose
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
novel
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
often
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
oftener
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
oratorically
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
out
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
pretty
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
really
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From this reading "No, but _really_?"
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
Romans
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
sarcastically
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
say
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says
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From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
school-room
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seen
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signs
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sitting
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strutting
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
subject
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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suffrages
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TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me," sitting down on a hard chair, and suddenly declining into a familiar and colloquial tone, "have you seen any signs of derangement in father lately?"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
thrust
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
tone
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usual
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From this reading "None more than usual," answers Algy, sarcastically, lifting his pretty, disdainful nose out of his novel.
waving
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If, as the Eton Latin Grammar says, _ira_ is a _brevis furor_ you, will agree with me that he is pretty often out of his mind, in fact, a good deal oftener than he is in it."
wish
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From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me," sitting down on a hard chair, and suddenly declining into a familiar and colloquial tone, "have you seen any signs of derangement in father lately?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Friends, Romans, and countrymen!" say I, on that same afternoon, strutting into the school-room, with my left hand thrust oratorically into the breast of my frock, and my right loftily waving, "I wish to collect your suffrages on a certain subject.
