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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 PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
alarming
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
angry
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From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
approval
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
brother-in-law
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
chauffeur
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From this reading “His nephew--his heir--a common chauffeur!
choice
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
common
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From this reading “His nephew--his heir--a common chauffeur!
duly
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
employment
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
enlist
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From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
explosions
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
former
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
future
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “His nephew--his heir--a common chauffeur!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
imparted
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
King's
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From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
latter
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
livery
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From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
nephew
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From this reading “His nephew--his heir--a common chauffeur!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
Outrageous
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From this reading Outrageous!
Owen's
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
PLANS
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
reason
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From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
received
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
sarcasm
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From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
see
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From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
series
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
servant
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From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
Then
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From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
THREATS
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
tone
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From this reading Then, in a tone of angry sarcasm, “I see--I see his reason.
uncle
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From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
wear
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From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.
Why
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From this reading Why not enlist, and be the King’s servant, if livery he _must_ wear?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PLANS AND THREATS When the choice of Owen’s future employment was duly imparted to his uncle and brother-in-law, the latter received it with approval, the former with a series of alarming explosions.