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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 I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
able
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
also
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Women are not logical, as everybody knows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Women are not logical, as everybody knows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
audience
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
begin
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
boy
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
consequence
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
Crofton
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
delight
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
Derwent
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
description
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
difference
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
drag
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Women are not logical, as everybody knows.
exactly
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
exhilaration
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
feel
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
fortunes
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
friends
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
Harleys
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
head
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
heard
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
introduce
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
just
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
knows
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From this reading Women are not logical, as everybody knows.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
logical
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From this reading Women are not logical, as everybody knows.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
much
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
new
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
old
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
only
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
own
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
present
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
reason
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
second
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
seven
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
shoulders
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
son
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
story
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
then
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
there
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
unknown
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From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
unusual
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From this reading This story is not in the least about my boy, and, in consequence, it is quite an unusual delight to be able to drag him in head and shoulders.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps it is just because there is no reason whatever that I feel so much disposed to do it--also because the appearance of that son is the only difference that has come to my own life since last my unknown friends heard of me, and because there is quite an exhilaration in thinking that here is a new audience to whom I am at liberty to introduce the second Derwent Crofton.
why
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From this reading I know no reason why I should begin my story of the fortunes of the Harleys by a description of my own son.
Women
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From this reading Women are not logical, as everybody knows.
writing
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
years
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From this reading My son, then, is, at the present writing, exactly seven years old.
