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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 "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
air
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From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
attention
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From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
attract
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From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
big
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
boy
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
claim
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
claimants
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
committee-room
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
convinced
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
country
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
County
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
curious
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
dangerous
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
day
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
De
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
else
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
Farquhar
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
feature
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
feels
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
Hamlin
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
heart
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
House
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
humourous
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
ingenuousness
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
innocent
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From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
It's
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
job
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
man
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
monument
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
more
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
most
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
ones
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
pair
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
place
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
rotten
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
Rutherford
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
said
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
say
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
seen
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
sharp
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
simplicity
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
soul
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From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
straightforward
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
thoroughly
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's beginning to attract attention because it has such an innocent air.
twenty-three
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
well-mannered
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From this reading The claimants are the most straightforward pair the place has ever seen--a big, humourous, well-mannered country man, and a boy of twenty-three.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Rutherford, of Hamlin County, who is a monument of simplicity in himself, is heart and soul in the thing--and Farquhar feels convinced by it.
Willoughby
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From this reading "It's a curious job, that De Willoughby claim," was said in a committee-room of the House, one day.
worst
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From this reading The sharp ones say that may be the worst feature of it, because ingenuousness is more dangerous than anything else if a job is thoroughly rotten.
