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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 A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
abode
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
accepted
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
ancestral
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
apartments
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
arrived
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
audience
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
B
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Baronet
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
bearer
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Benedict
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
betrothed
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
Bhosh
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
Bhosh's
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Bindabun
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Bosom's
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
bosom-friend
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
celebrate
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
Charybdis
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Chepstow
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
damsel
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
day
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
dear
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From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
divested
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
engaged
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
features
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
female
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
flunkies
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
FOOTnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
friend
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
FRIENDLY
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
gilded
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
goodlooking
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
gratefully
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
H
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
hall
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
hat
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
hero's
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
honble
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
interior
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
invite
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
J
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Jack
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Jollies
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
Jolly
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Jones
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
KICK
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From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
kindly
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
London
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Lord
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
matrimony
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
menials
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
Mr
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
news
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From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
numerous
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
officiate
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
old
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From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Original
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
pal
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From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
Palinurus
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
pampered
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
parent
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
partake
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Petunia
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
Poem
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
retinue
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
safely
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
said
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From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
Scylla
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
Season
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
shortly
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
steer
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
sumptuous
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
tiffin
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
umbrella
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
undertaken
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
unpublished
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
ushered
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From this reading Arrived at the Jollies' sumptuous interior, a numerous retinue of pampered menials and gilded flunkies divested Mr Bhosh of his hat and umbrella and ushered him into the hall of audience.
Villas
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From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Original Poem by H. B. J. (unpublished)._ Mr Bhosh's bosom-friend, the Lord Jack Jolly, had kindly undertaken to officiate as his Palinurus and steer him safely from the Scylla to the Charybdis of the London Season, and one day Lord Jolly arrived at our hero's apartments as the bearer of an invite from his honble parent the Baronet, to partake of tiffin at their ancestral abode in Chepstow Villas, which Bindabun gratefully accepted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A KICK FROM A FRIENDLY FOOT She is a radiant damsel with features fair and fine; But since betrothed to Bosom's friend she never can be mine!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bhosh, my dear old pal," said Lord Jack, "I have news for you.
young
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From this reading I am engaged as a Benedict, and am shortly to celebrate matrimony with a young goodlooking female--the Princess Petunia Jones."
