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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
bad
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From this reading “Oh, he’s not bad,” said Matilda.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
cock-sure
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From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
cocky
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
Emmie
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From this reading “Mannie!” said Emmie sarcastically.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
evidently
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From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
favour
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From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
frying-pan
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
Hadrian's
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From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
handed
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
he's
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
head
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
knowingly
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
manliness
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From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
Mannie
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From this reading “Mannie!” said Emmie sarcastically.
Matilda
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
narrowing
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
new-fledged
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From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hadrian’s new-fledged, cock-sure manliness evidently found no favour in her eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, he’s not bad,” said Matilda.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, he’s not bad,” said Matilda.
prejudiced
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From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
said
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From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
sarcastically
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From this reading “Mannie!” said Emmie sarcastically.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But he’s as cocky as ever,” said Matilda, narrowing her eyes and shaking her head knowingly, as she handed the frying-pan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
want
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From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t want to be prejudiced against him.”