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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 GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
all
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From this reading Were you so comfortable in it as all that?"
altogether
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
arms
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
barbarous
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
BLUFFadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
bottle
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
comfortable
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From this reading Were you so comfortable in it as all that?"
coming
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
cornice
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
daring
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
dash
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
down
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
folded
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
GAME
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
glance
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
head
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
Horace
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
impatiently
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
Jinnee
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
letting
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
looking
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
lose
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
molested
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From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
narrow
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
O
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
out
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
pertinacious
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
pieces
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
propose
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
return
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
said
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
seated
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From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
second
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From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Were you so comfortable in it as all that?"
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
suffered
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From this reading "In the bottle I was at least suffered to rest, and none molested me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading A GAME OF BLUFF "Thy second question, O pertinacious one?" said the Jinnee, impatiently.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
Ventimore
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
want
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
way
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you so comfortable in it as all that?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
why
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From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was standing with folded arms looking down on Horace, who was still seated on the narrow cornice, not daring to glance below again, lest he should lose his head altogether.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm coming to it," said Ventimore; "I want to know why you should propose to dash me to pieces in this barbarous way as a return for letting you out of that bottle.
