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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 Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
bad
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
bar
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
Beau
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
big
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
bronze
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
chest
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
control
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couldn't
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
divan
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down
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
draped
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
end
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
Erich
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
fantastical
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
finishing
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From this reading The others were finishing up.
food
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
function
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
furious
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
Illy
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
Kaby
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
King's
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
knees
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
like
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
listening
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
Lynn
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
Macbeth
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
man
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
Mark
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
MOTIVES
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
murder
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
near
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
nearest
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
now
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
octopus
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
OPPORTUNITIES
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
other
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
others
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From this reading The others were finishing up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
overhear
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
pacing
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
piano
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
quietly
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
real
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
set
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
Sevensee
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
Shakes
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
single
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
smother'd
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
started
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
state
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
surmise
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From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
then
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
throwing
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
tray
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
up
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From this reading The others were finishing up.
waif
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Erich, Mark and Kaby were having a quietly furious argument I couldn't overhear at the end of the bar nearest the bronze chest, and Illy was draped over the piano like a real octopus, listening in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others were finishing up.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
wolf
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From this reading --Macbeth MOTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES My big bad waif from King's Lynn had set the tray on his knees and started to wolf the food down.
word
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From this reading Beau and Sevensee were pacing up and down near the control divan and throwing each other a word now and then.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.
