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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 "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
ails
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
all
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
also
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
alters
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
Artha
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
became
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
brains
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
brush
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
business
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
change
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
concerned
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
don't
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
Elmer
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
especially
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
fancy
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
fellows
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
follow
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
got
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
haystack
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
hunting
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
land
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
Landy
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
Lil
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
man
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
marshy
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
meaning
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
move
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
needle
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
new
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
night
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
Now
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
objected
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
old
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
pack
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
particularly
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
portion
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
possessed
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
quick
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
real
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
scornfully
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
scout-master
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
SCOUTCRAFT
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
see
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
shouldering
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
sighting
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
skiff
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
some
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
suggestion
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
suits
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
superior
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
Ted
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
there's
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
things
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From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
tracts
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
trail
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
tramp
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
unable
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
up
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
VALUE
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From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
we've
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From this reading Now, there's no need of hunting a needle in a haystack, for we've got a real trail to follow up."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Not so Lil Artha, who was quick to see things, especially when some suggestion on the part of the scout-master was concerned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT "But that old skiff suits me all right," objected Landy, who did not particularly fancy shouldering his pack, to tramp through brush and over marshy tracts of land, such as must be their portion.
whole
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From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
Why
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From this reading "Why ought we make a change, Elmer?" asked Ted, also unable to grasp the meaning of this new move.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, what ails you fellows?" he exclaimed, scornfully, as became one possessed of superior brains; "don't you understand my sighting that man last night alters the whole business?
