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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 sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
abundance
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
age
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hospitality was as cold as the ices.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
attendance
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
away
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
board
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
buy
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
cold
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From this reading The hospitality was as cold as the ices.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
fame
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From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
food
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
freeze
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From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
give
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From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
glorious
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
got
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
hospitality
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From this reading The hospitality was as cold as the ices.
hungry
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
ice
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From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
ices
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From this reading The hospitality was as cold as the ices.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
inhospitable
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
love
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From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
money
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From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
more
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
newer
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
obsequious
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
older
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
purer
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
Rather
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From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
rich
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
sat
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
sincerity
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
table
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
talked
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
there
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From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them.
truth
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From this reading Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
vintage
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From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hospitality was as cold as the ices.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy.
wine
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From this reading I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
