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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 We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
abused
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From this reading We agreed that the term was often misunderstood and abused.
agreed
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From this reading We agreed that the term was often misunderstood and abused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
ask
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
believed
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From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
case
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From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
Centreport
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
conclusion
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
deemed
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
desire
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
despised
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From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
discussed
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
father
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From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
father's
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
genuine
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
house
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
impudence
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
independence
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
independent
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From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
kind
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
man
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
meaning
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
misunderstood
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From this reading We agreed that the term was often misunderstood and abused.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
necessary
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
often
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From this reading We agreed that the term was often misunderstood and abused.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
pier
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
provoke
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
reached
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From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
rich
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
sense
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From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
son
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I should have despised myself if I had believed such was the case.
term
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From this reading We agreed that the term was often misunderstood and abused.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
toadying
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
true
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From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
Waddie
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
walking
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From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had discussed the meaning of the word, and reached the conclusion that genuine independence was not impudence, a desire to provoke a quarrel, or anything of that kind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While I was walking with Waddie from the pier to his father’s house, I deemed it necessary to ask myself whether or not I was “toadying” to the son of the rich man of Centreport.
word
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From this reading Both my father and myself were determined to be independent, in the true sense of the word.
