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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 Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
carcass
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From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
chance
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
coarse
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
conclusions
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
cry
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
d
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
deal
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
desperate
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
fears
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
FoolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fool, fool!
game
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
Helps
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
hunt
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
inch
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
justice
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From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
manipulate
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
Mannaia-machine
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
minute's
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
mob
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
nearer
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
Oh
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
pains
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
push
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
Quarter
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From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
ready
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From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
rough
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
s
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From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
see
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
Shares
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
T
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
talk
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
then
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
touch
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
try
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
Using
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
Wherein
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
why
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From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
winner's
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
world
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From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
worse
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
worst
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From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
worth
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From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
