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abuse
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
altogether
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From this reading But the colonel was not altogether unreasonable in his complaints.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The men did not use every exertion to be on time.
blame
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
boat
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was fault on both sides.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the colonel was not altogether unreasonable in his complaints.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
Colonel
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
complaints
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From this reading But the colonel was not altogether unreasonable in his complaints.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
employer
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
engineer
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The men did not use every exertion to be on time.
exertion
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From this reading The men did not use every exertion to be on time.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
fault
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From this reading There was fault on both sides.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
impression
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the colonel was not altogether unreasonable in his complaints.
intended
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
men
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From this reading The men did not use every exertion to be on time.
minutes
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
now
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men did not use every exertion to be on time.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
really
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
refusing
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
savage
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
sides
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From this reading There was fault on both sides.
situation
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
spring
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
There
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From this reading There was fault on both sides.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
thirty
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
throw
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
trap
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
unreasonable
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From this reading But the colonel was not altogether unreasonable in his complaints.
up
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From this reading My impression now is that neither the captain nor the engineer really intended to throw up his situation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
use
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From this reading The men did not use every exertion to be on time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
Wimpleton
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From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading While I could not, and did not, blame them for refusing to submit to the savage abuse of Colonel Wimpleton, I did not think it was quite fair to spring this trap upon their employer within thirty minutes of the time the boat was to start.
