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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 Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
brow-beaten
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
came
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From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
colleague
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
eat
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
election
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
equal
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
flesh
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
hesitating
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
hinted
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
holding
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From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
LABOUR
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From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
made
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
management
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From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
MOGGS
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From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
Ontario
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
Percycross
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
political
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From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
politics
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From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
PURITYnounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
RIGHTS
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From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
sit
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
social
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
struggles
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
supporters
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
talk
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOGGS, PURITY, AND THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR.
there
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From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
thorn
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
timid
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
Trigger
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
unfrequently
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
walk
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From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though he made great struggles he could neither talk, nor walk, nor eat, nor sit, as though he were the equal of his colleague.
Westmacott's
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From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when they came to politics and political management, there was no holding him.
work
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From this reading Ontario was timid, hesitating, and not unfrequently brow-beaten in the social part of his work at the election.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Trigger had hinted that Ontario Moggs would be a thorn in the flesh of Mr. Westmacott's supporters at Percycross, and he had been right.
