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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 "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are your father's own son there."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
close
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
conflict
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
criticising
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
darkness
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
devil
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
father's
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From this reading "You are your father's own son there."
fellow
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
godless
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
hand
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
light
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
like
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
likely
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From this reading "Very likely.
made
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
Michael
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
model
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
own
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From this reading "You are your father's own son there."
paint
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
picture
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
pictures
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
really
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
respect
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
said
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
Saint
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From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
saints
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
set
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
show
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
son
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From this reading "You are your father's own son there."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
there
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From this reading "You are your father's own son there."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
Very
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From this reading "Very likely.
want
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From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you know I should like to paint a picture of that?--Saint Michael and the devil, the conflict of light with darkness.
work
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From this reading Something might be made of it if a fellow really set himself to work, and I have a model close at hand."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You show a godless want of respect in criticising pictures of saints," said Michael, who stood beside him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are your father's own son there."