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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 It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
bad
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
bodies
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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
brave
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
clean
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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
clothes
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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
coward
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
dirt
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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
drink
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
drunk
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
drunken
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
hates
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
Huitzilopochtli
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
like
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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
loses
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
lost
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
man
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
red
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
second
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
shine
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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
soil
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
star
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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
steal
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
thief
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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
Try
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From this reading “Try!
very
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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
women
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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.