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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 He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
addition
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
ass
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
badly
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
beat
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From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
beaten
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
beats
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
best
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From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
better
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
conceited
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
country-club
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From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
dressed
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From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
drive
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
eighteen
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
game
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
getting
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From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
glad
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From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
golf
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From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
hardest
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
holes
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
insufferably
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
It's
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
just
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
kind
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
knew
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From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
locker-room
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From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
looking
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
making
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
man
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
manner
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
most
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
one-up
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
over-approach
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
Paisley
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
play
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
plays
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
pull
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
ready
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
sledding
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From this reading I had just beaten Paisley "one-up" in eighteen holes of the hardest kind of sledding.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
usually
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From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in the locker-room of the country-club, getting dressed after the best afternoon of golf I had ever had.
way
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From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It's not that Paisley plays a better game, but he has a way of making me pull my drive or over-approach just by his confounded manner of looking at me when I am getting ready to play.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He is a most insufferably conceited ass about his golf, for a man who plays as badly as he does; in addition to which he usually beats me.
why
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From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
you'd
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From this reading If you knew Paisley you'd understand just why I was so glad to beat him.
