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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 “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
all
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From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
ascetic
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From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
business
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From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
buy
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
church
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corner
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From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
dresses
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
drink
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
glass
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
goblets
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
going
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golden
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graft
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grumbling
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From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
it's
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
James
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From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
jewelled
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
like
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From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
man
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From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
mite
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
new
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From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
old
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From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
priests'll
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
quoting
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
robes
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
satisfy
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From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
say
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From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
saying
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setting
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
silk
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
stained
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know, we're going to start a new church--the same old graft all over again!
taking
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
then
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
they'll
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man has no business to say a thing like that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
up
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
velvet
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From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
we're
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wearing
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But that did not satisfy the ascetic James, who retired to his corner grumbling.
widow's
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windows
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words
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From this reading And then, before you know it they'll be setting him up in stained glass windows, and priests'll be wearing jewelled robes, and saying it's all right, and quoting his words!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The first thing you know, they'll be taking the widow's mite to buy silk and velvet dresses for him and golden goblets for him to drink from!
