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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 SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
applauding
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
attempt
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
attempts
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
beating
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
belated
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
billiard-room
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
cannon
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
caused
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
civility
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
clergyman
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
coming
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
compunction
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
creditable
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
crow
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
deserved
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
dinner
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
earn
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
excellent
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
far
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
felt
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
friend's
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
game
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
greater
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
ignoring
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
immunity
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
instead
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
intervention
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
John
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
judge
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
JUDICE
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
kept
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
made
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
opinion
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
out
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
owed
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
own
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
pachydermatously
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
pluck
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
promptly
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
Quinby
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
repaid
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
room
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
Sankey
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
search
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
shots
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
Sir
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
some
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From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
studiously
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
SUB
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
timely
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From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
undistinguished
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From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the little billiard-room I found him, pachydermatously applauding the creditable attempts of Sir John Sankey at the cannon game, and as studiously ignoring the excellent shots of an undistinguished clergyman who was beating the judge.
way
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From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
Well
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Quinby made room for me beside him, with a civility which might have caused me some compunction, but I repaid him by coming promptly to my point.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunity than he deserved.
young
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From this reading SUB JUDICE Well, I made a belated attempt to earn my young friend's good opinion.
