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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 A NEW ALLY.
ALLY
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From this reading A NEW ALLY.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
better
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
Bull
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
chuckled
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
conclusion
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
cowardly
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
desperate
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
devices
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
fairness
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From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
felt
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From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
Harris
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
helplessly
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
hold
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From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
ignominious
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
imagined
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
inspire
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From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
lashing
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
latter
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
liked
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
magnificent
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
man
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From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
Mark
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
matter
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From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
more
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW ALLY.
night
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
only
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
ordinary
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From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
periods
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
personage
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From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
pompous
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
prickings
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From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
ridiculous
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
rope
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
scheme
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
self-conscious
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
spouting
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
standards
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From this reading With such a man ordinary standards of fairness did not hold good.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
then
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From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
tied
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
tree
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From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They felt no prickings of conscience in the matter, for Bull was not a personage to inspire such.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His devices had been cowardly and desperate; only last night he had been on the point of lashing Mark with a rope when the latter was helplessly tied to a tree.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The more they thought over that scheme the better they liked it; the more they imagined Bull Harris, pompous and self-conscious, spouting his magnificent periods and then brought to an ignominious and ridiculous conclusion, the more they chuckled with glee.
