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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 To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
always
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
Ann
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
argued
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
attending
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
bargains
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
became
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
beforehand
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
best
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
business
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
chap
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
companion
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
complications
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
confronted
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
country
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
deal
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
dealing
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
em
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
endless
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
England
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
enough
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From this reading He'd said it often enough.
eye
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
face
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
find
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
fool's
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
foreign
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
foreigners
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
France
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
frog-eating
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
Germany
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
Get
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
got
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
He'd
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From this reading He'd said it often enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
knaves
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
Lancashire
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
lessons
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
loose
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
mentally
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
neatly
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
necessary
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
nincompoops
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
obedient
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
often
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From this reading He'd said it often enough.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
other
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
out
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
outlandish
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
packed
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
people
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
place
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
ran
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
realized
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
role
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
said
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From this reading He'd said it often enough.
secretarial
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
some
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
soon
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
speak
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
stay
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
they'd
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
trick
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From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
up
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
way
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From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
weeks
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From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So, when it became necessary to deal with France, Little Ann packed him up neatly, so to speak, and in the role of obedient secretarial companion took him to that country, having for weeks beforehand mentally confronted the endless complications attending the step.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was in the course of the “lessons” that he realized that he had always argued that the best way to do business was to do it face to face with people.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
you've
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From this reading “Get your eye on 'em, and let them know you've got it on them, and they'd soon find out they were dealing with Lancashire, and not with foreign knaves and nincompoops.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To stay in England, and let another chap make your bargains for you in France or Germany or some other outlandish place, where frog-eating foreigners ran loose, was a fool's trick.
