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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 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
all
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
away
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ballad
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barrel
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From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
beautiful
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brave
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
charms
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chicanery
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community
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DesertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
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don't
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dried-apple
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drive
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entitled
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expedient
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extensively
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fares
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gathered
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From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
Goldstein's
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
hastening
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From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
idol
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
Ill
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ills
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From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
indeed
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It reminds me,' says I, 'of Goldstein's beautiful ballad entitled "The Deserted Village," which says:
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
land
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less
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LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It reminds me,' says I, 'of Goldstein's beautiful ballad entitled "The Deserted Village," which says:
men
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
noses
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From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It reminds me,' says I, 'of Goldstein's beautiful ballad entitled "The Deserted Village," which says:
permeated
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prey
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propitious
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
reminds
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round
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rubbed
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says
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sin
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From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
there's
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
Village
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From this reading It reminds me,' says I, 'of Goldstein's beautiful ballad entitled "The Deserted Village," which says:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'Gentlemen,' says I, after we had rubbed noses and gathered 'round the dried-apple barrel.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, What art can drive its charms away?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'I don't suppose there's another community in the whole world into which sin and chicanery has less extensively permeated than this.
whole
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women
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From this reading Life here, where all the women are brave and propitious and all the men honest and expedient, must, indeed, be an idol.
world
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