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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 That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
attention
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
attracting
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
aught
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
can't
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
comes
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
comfort
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
correctly
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
dinner
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
Dulce
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
find
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
history
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
love
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
Midsummer
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
misfortune
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
more
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
Night's
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
now
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From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
person
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
rather
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
read
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
run
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
said
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From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
says
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
secretly
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From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
seems
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
silent
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
smooth
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
speculates
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From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
stares
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From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
Stephen
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From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
tale
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
talkative
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
true
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From this reading "For aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth."
universal
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
want
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From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Every one now stares at Dulce secretly, and speculates about what Stephen may, or may not, have said to her.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
wonderfully
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ WHEN dinner comes Dulce is wonderfully silent.
yes
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From this reading She says yes and no quite correctly to everything, but nothing more, and seems to find no comfort in her dinner--which is rather a good one.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is the misfortune of being a rather talkative person, when you want to be silent you can't, without attracting universal attention.
