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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 "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
all
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
back
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From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
broomstick
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From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
charity
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From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
confess
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
defray
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
expenditure
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
fact
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
facts
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
find
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
Flew
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From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
Forget
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
just
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
knowledge
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
letters
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
man
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From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
Margherita's
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
messenger
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From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
moon
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From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
out
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
read
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From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
reply
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
self
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
servant
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
Sirs
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
testify
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From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "--Flew on a broomstick to the man i' the moon!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
trash
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From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
trusty
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From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
Trying
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
vain
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
wit
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From this reading "--Sirs, who have knowledge of the facts, defray The expenditure of wit I waste in vain, Trying to find out just one fact of all!
witnessed
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From this reading Who witnessed or will testify this trash?"
write
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From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "--The trusty servant, Margherita's self, Even she who brought you letters, you confess, And, you confess, took letters in reply: Forget not we have knowledge of the facts!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She who brought letters from who could not write, And took back letters to who could not read,-- Who was that messenger, of your charity?"
