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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 In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
acquitted
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
august
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From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
bigger
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From this reading The more solitary the scene the bigger of course the flower.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
chase
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
countries
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more solitary the scene the bigger of course the flower.
danger
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
deal
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
depredations
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From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
enough
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
escape
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
exploits
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
far
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
finest
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
flower
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From this reading The more solitary the scene the bigger of course the flower.
flowers
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
followed
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
got
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
institution
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From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
irrepressible
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
lonely
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
Lyon
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
mess
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
military
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
more
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From this reading The more solitary the scene the bigger of course the flower.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
oddly
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
particular
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
passion
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
perceived
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From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
puzzled
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
rarely
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
reminiscences
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
respected
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From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
rival
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
sacred
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From this reading But he perceived that he respected the service--that august institution was sacred from his depredations.
scene
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From this reading The more solitary the scene the bigger of course the flower.
service
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
solitary
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From this reading The more solitary the scene the bigger of course the flower.
some
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From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
successful
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From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
swagger
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
talk
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
there
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From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Moreover though there was a great deal of swagger in his talk it was, oddly enough, rarely swagger about his military exploits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one particular Lyon acquitted his successful rival; it had puzzled him that irrepressible as he was he had not got into a mess in the service.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had a passion for the chase, he had followed it in far countries and some of his finest flowers were reminiscences of lonely danger and escape.
