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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 Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
accusing
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
ask
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From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
citing
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
corrupter
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deal
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From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
discover
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yes, I do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I do.
improvement
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From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
improver
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
judges
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
Meletus
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From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Speak, then, and tell the judges who their improver is.—Observe, Meletus, that you are silent, and have nothing to say.
Observe
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From this reading Speak, then, and tell the judges who their improver is.—Observe, Meletus, that you are silent, and have nothing to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
pains
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
say
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From this reading Speak, then, and tell the judges who their improver is.—Observe, Meletus, that you are silent, and have nothing to say.
silent
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From this reading Speak, then, and tell the judges who their improver is.—Observe, Meletus, that you are silent, and have nothing to say.
Speak
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From this reading Speak, then, and tell the judges who their improver is.—Observe, Meletus, that you are silent, and have nothing to say.
taken
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Speak, then, and tell the judges who their improver is.—Observe, Meletus, that you are silent, and have nothing to say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
then
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From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Tell the judges, then, who is their improver; for you must know, as you have taken the pains to discover their corrupter, and are citing and accusing me before them.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I do.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you.
youth
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From this reading You think a great deal about the improvement of youth?
