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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 Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
account
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From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
Allan
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
any
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
benefit
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From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
borough
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
distance
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
Dutch
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
Edgar
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
enter
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From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
few
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
finest
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
general
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What o’clock is it?—_Old Saying_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What o’clock is it?—_Old Saying_.
IV
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
knows
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
lies
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
main
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
o'clock
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From this reading What o’clock is it?—_Old Saying_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
Old
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From this reading What o’clock is it?—_Old Saying_.
only
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From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
out-of-the-way
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
paid
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
perhaps
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
place
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
Poe
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
proper
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From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
readers
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
roads
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
Saying
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From this reading What o’clock is it?—_Old Saying_.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
situation
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
some
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
somewhat
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
there
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
very
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
visit
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From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
VOLUME
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
Vondervotteimittiss
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
way
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What o’clock is it?—_Old Saying_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For the benefit of those who have not, therefore, it will be only proper that I should enter into some account of it.
Works
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME IV.
world
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From this reading Everybody knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is—or, alas, _was_—the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as it lies some distance from any of the main roads, being in a somewhat out-of-the-way situation, there are perhaps very few of my readers who have ever paid it a visit.
