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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 cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
acknowledged
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
advantages
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
afford
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
bad
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
Bishops
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From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
cause
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
chance
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From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
chocolate
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
church
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
closed
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From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
cup
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
day
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
detected
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
drinker
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
England
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From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
excessively
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
eyes
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From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
fashion
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From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
fond
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
indeed
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
inevitably
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
introduced
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From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
Mexico
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
occasionally
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
only
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
opposed
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From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
patience
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
Popery
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
practice
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From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
rejection
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
savour
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
sermon
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
service
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
several
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
then
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From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
there
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From this reading I am afraid there is no chance of the fashion being introduced into England.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bishops opposed it for a time, but they at length closed their eyes to the practice.
times
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From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ladies of Mexico are so excessively fond of chocolate, that they not only take it several times during the day, but they occasionally have it brought to them in church, and during the service.
undergo
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From this reading A cup of good chocolate may, indeed, afford the drinker strength and patience to undergo a bad sermon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The advantages would be acknowledged; but then there would be a savour of Popery detected about it, that would inevitably cause its rejection.
