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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 lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DOMESTIC POLITICS AT THE BREWERY.
backed
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
battle
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
bosom
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
BREWERY
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From this reading DOMESTIC POLITICS AT THE BREWERY.
burr
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
children
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
company
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
delight
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
DOMESTIC
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From this reading DOMESTIC POLITICS AT THE BREWERY.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
extremely
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
family
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
fight
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
going
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
I'll
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
lawsuit
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
lawyer
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
like
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
losing
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
making
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
man
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
matter
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
mean
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
Mr
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
pleasantly
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
POLITICS
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From this reading DOMESTIC POLITICS AT THE BREWERY.
pounds
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
pugnacity
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
say
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
sometimes
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
spend
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
stick
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
Tappitt
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOMESTIC POLITICS AT THE BREWERY.
things
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
thousand
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From this reading "Ah," a man will say, "though I spend a thousand pounds over it, I'll stick to him like a burr.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
unpleasant
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
up
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
very
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From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
well
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From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the mean time things were not going on very pleasantly at the brewery, and Mr. Tappitt was making himself unpleasant in the bosom of his family.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even a losing lawsuit will sometimes do so, if he be well backed up in his pugnacity by his lawyer, and if the matter of the battle be one in which he can take a delight to fight.
wife
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From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A lawsuit will sometimes make a man extremely pleasant company to his wife and children.
