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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 There's a brave fellow!
afraid
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From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
bad
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
brave
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From this reading There's a brave fellow!
company
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
elsewhere
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
fellow
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From this reading There's a brave fellow!
fitness
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
Holmes
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From this reading Oliver Wendell Holmes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
Longfellow
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
love
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
man
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From this reading There's a man of pluck!
man's
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
measure
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From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's a man of pluck!
Oliver
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From this reading Oliver Wendell Holmes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
pluck
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From this reading There's a man of pluck!
say
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From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
There's
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From this reading There's a brave fellow!
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
town's
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From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
Wendell
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From this reading Oliver Wendell Holmes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
whole
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From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.