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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 He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
aimed
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
antecedents
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
attacked
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
brute
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From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
Derrick
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From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
drunken
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From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
enough
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
get
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From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
girl
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From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
harm
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
He's
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From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
injuries
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From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
intended
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
live
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From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
looks
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From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
man
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From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
man's
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
meant
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
more
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
powerful
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From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
rascals
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
reaction
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From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
reckless
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From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
result
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From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
said
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From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
shock
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From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “He's not the man to get over such injuries, powerful as he looks.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
way
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From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
well
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From this reading We may as well tell the girl, I suppose--fine creature, that girl, by the way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The clumsy rascals who attacked him meant to do him harm enough, but they have done him more than they intended, or at least the man's antecedents will help them to a result they may not have aimed at.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has been a reckless, drunken brute, and what with the shock and reaction nothing will save him.
won't
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From this reading “He won't live,” the doctor said to Derrick.
