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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 Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
AGONYnounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
all
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
ARRAH
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
ask
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From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
b'y's
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
Brant
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
came
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From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
cut
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From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
dear
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
doesn't
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From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
EXULTATION'S
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
fact
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From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
flatthering
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
FRIENDS
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
Fwhat
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From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
glibly
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From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
I'll
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From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
Jarvis
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
jool
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
keep
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From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
like
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
Mary
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
Misther
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
Mum's
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
newspapers
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From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
now
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
out
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From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
says
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
SUCHdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
talked
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
talking
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From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
thrick
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
tis
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fwhat I know, I know; and that I’ll keep to myself.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
use
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From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
wasn't
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
wurrud
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From this reading Besides, wasn’t it Misther Brant himself, poor dear! that says, says he, ‘Mum’s the wurrud, Mary, me jool; sure ’tis but a b’y’s thrick, and I’ll not be having it talked about at all at all.’”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes; but that was before it all came out in the newspapers,” Jarvis cut in glibly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He doesn’t mind your talking about it now; in fact, he told me to ask you.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SUCH FRIENDS ARE EXULTATION’S AGONY “ARRAH, now, Misther Jarvis, ’tis no use your flatthering me the like of that.
