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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 The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
actually
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
apartments
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ascertained
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
conceive
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
doubt
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
Doze
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draw
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
easy
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
engaged
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
exclusive
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
feelings
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From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
Five
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From this reading ‘_Five o’clock_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
inferences
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
intelligence
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
leave
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
man
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From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
now
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
o'clock
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From this reading ‘_Five o’clock_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
Original
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own
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
people
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
petty
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From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
Pig
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preference
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
Professor
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
Professors
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readers
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From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
repair
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
Snore
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
Tinder-box
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
Wheezy
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From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The professor is a man who should be above all such petty feelings.
Why
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘IT is now ascertained, beyond all doubt, that Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will _not_ repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, but have actually engaged apartments at the Original Pig.
world
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From this reading Why Professor Wheezy, of all people in the world, should repair to the Original Pig in preference to the Pig and Tinder-box, it is not easy to conceive.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This intelligence is _exclusive_; and I leave you and your readers to draw their own inferences from it.
