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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 cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
accosted
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
afford
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
allow
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
any
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
backward
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
bar-room
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
bedfellow
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From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
bountifully
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From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
cheerfully
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
cherished
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From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
descending
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
followed
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
grinning
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
joke
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
landlord
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
laugh
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From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
laughable
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From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
malice
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From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
man
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
matter
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From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
mighty
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From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
more
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From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
more's
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From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
own
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
perhaps
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From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
person
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
pity
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From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
pleasantly
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
proper
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
rather
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From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
skylarking
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From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
spend
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
spent
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
stuff
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
suit
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
there
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From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
too
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From this reading However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more’s the pity.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
very
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From this reading I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted the grinning landlord very pleasantly.
way
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From this reading So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and be spent in that way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
