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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 received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
account
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agreed
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From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
Barbara
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From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
bull-headed
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
Chayne
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day
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dear
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
dilettante
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
doings
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From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
dutifully
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From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
egged
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From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
following
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
friend
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had the inspiration, however.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
hereafter
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From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I had the inspiration, however.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
inspiration
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From this reading I had the inspiration, however.
inspired
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
Jaffery
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Jaffery's
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From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
letter
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
man
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
old
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
Pantagruelian
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
received
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record
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From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
say
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From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
somewhat
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
temperament
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
things
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told Barbara (my wife), and she agreed, at the time, dutifully, that I ought to record our friend Jaffery's doings.
urbane
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
wife
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From this reading I must say that I have been egged on to do so by my wife, of whom hereafter.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
worried
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From this reading A man of my somewhat urbane and dilettante temperament does not do these things without being worried into them.
write
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
yesterday
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From this reading I received a letter the day before yesterday from my old friend, Jaffery Chayne, which has inspired me to write the following account of that dear, bull-headed, Pantagruelian being.
