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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 "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
air
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
all
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
amaze
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
any
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
better
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
burst
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
companion
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
damp
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
discretion
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
double-shotted
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
drive
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From this reading "Quick,--drive on!"
education
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
enough
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
extinguished
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
got
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
hand
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
Hell
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
hissed
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
indignation
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
intended
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
Judge
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
laid
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legal
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
match
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
meeting
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
minute
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
night
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
Peyton
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
pleasure
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
professional
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
Quick
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From this reading "Quick,--drive on!"
rein
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
said
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
sarcasm
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
scandal
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seen
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
shrubbery
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From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
spluttering
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From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
startled
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the amaze of my companion, to the scandal of any legal or professional education I might have had, indignation got the better of all discretion, and I burst through the shrubbery and laid my hand on the rein.
tone
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From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
voice
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From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another minute the match, spluttering in the damp night air, was extinguished; but I had seen enough.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Think we had the pleasure of meeting at Judge----" "Hell!" hissed a startled voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mr. Peyton, I believe," said I, in a tone intended to be double-shotted with sarcasm.
