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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 A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
begged
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
better
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
builded
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
conversation
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From this reading There was a slight lull in the conversation.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
Emerson
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
eye
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
famous
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
feared
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
germ
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
go
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was great, nor knew how great he was.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Was great, nor knew how great he was.”
how
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From this reading “Was great, nor knew how great he was.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
impending
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
just
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
keeps
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
knew
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From this reading “Was great, nor knew how great he was.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
like
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
line
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
lull
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From this reading There was a slight lull in the conversation.
madam
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From this reading You use the right term, madam, I said.
manufacture
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
Mistress
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Was great, nor knew how great he was.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
panic
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
poetry
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
remarked
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
remarks
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You use the right term, madam, I said.
said
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From this reading You use the right term, madam, I said.
say
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
silences
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
slight
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From this reading There was a slight lull in the conversation.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
term
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From this reading You use the right term, madam, I said.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
There
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From this reading There was a slight lull in the conversation.
things
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
use
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From this reading You use the right term, madam, I said.
wants
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From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was great, nor knew how great he was.”
way
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From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A line, by the way, which, as I have remarked, has in it a germ like that famous “He builded better than he knew” of Emerson.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mistress, who keeps an eye on the course of things, and feared that one of those panic silences was impending, in which everybody wants to say something and does not know just what to say, begged me to go on with my remarks about the “manufacture” of “poetry.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You use the right term, madam, I said.
