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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 Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
all
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
annual
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
appears
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From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
away
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
begun
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
bold
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From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
certain
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
community
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
crowded
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
destruction
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
Duke
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From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
far
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
fearful
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From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
few
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Measure for Measure It was the first of September.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Measure for Measure It was the first of September.
foul
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From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
goodness
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From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
hard-working
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
holiday
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
holidays
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Measure for Measure It was the first of September.
Measure
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From this reading Measure for Measure It was the first of September.
months
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
partridges
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
places
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
portion
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
Raeburn
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
September
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From this reading Measure for Measure It was the first of September.
spirit
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From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
summer
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
taking
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
toiling
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
town
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From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
truth
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From this reading Isabel: I have spirit to do anything that appears not foul in the truth of my spirit.
VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Duke: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
visitors
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Measure for Measure It was the first of September.
Watering
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From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Raeburn, whose holidays were few and far between, had been toiling away all through the summer months in town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Watering places were crowded with visitors, destruction had begun among the partridges, and a certain portion of the hard-working community were taking their annual holiday.
