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abominable
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
absurdity
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
amazed
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
apparently
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
don't
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
Farringford
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
father
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
friend
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
Gray
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
head
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
heartily
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL RECOVERS HIS MONEY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL RECOVERS HIS MONEY.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What is your name?" inquired the sergeant.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
knows
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
laughed
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
liar
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
Louis
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
mean
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
MONEY
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL RECOVERS HIS MONEY.
most
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From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
Mr
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is your name?" inquired the sergeant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
out
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL RECOVERS HIS MONEY.
precisely
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From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
proposition
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
RECOVERS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL RECOVERS HIS MONEY.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
say
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
sergeant
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
shook
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
sorry
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
St
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From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
tone
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From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
turned
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From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Farringford shook his head, and was apparently sorry that I had turned out to be such an abominable liar.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is precisely what I mean to say," I replied, in the most determined tone.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL RECOVERS HIS MONEY.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mean to say that Farringford here, whom everybody in St. Louis knows, is your father--do you?" continued Mr. Gray, apparently amazed at the absurdity of the proposition, while his friend and the sergeant laughed heartily.
