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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 MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
abashed
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
also
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
alternative
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
always
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
attributed
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
beaming
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
bows
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
chilling
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
CLUTTERBUCK
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From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
coldest
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
COMES
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From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
companionship
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
days
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
effects
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
entered
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
Ezra
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
face
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
far
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
feelings
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
frequently
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
friendly
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
gingerly
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
Girdlestone
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
greeted
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
hand
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
heard
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
imagined
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
interview
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
intimate
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
John
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
MAJOR
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From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
man's
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
mangled
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
means
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
more
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
Nelson's
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
obvious
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
other
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
outstretched
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
possible
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
POUNDS
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From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
private
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
pudgy
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
reception
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
reluctantly
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
Restaurant
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
room
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
shake
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
some
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
son
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
speak
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
stumped
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
THOUSAND
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From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
TOBIAS
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From this reading MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
ungodly
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
version
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From this reading He had also heard from Ezra a mangled version of the interview and quarrel in the private room of Nelson's Restaurant.
very
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From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
vices
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
visitor
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From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The major, however, was by no means abashed by this chilling reception, but stumped forward with beaming face and his pudgy hand outstretched, so that the other had no alternative but to shake it, which he did very gingerly and reluctantly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hence, as may be imagined, his feelings towards his visitor were far from friendly, and he greeted him as he entered with the coldest of possible bows.
young
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From this reading John Girdlestone had frequently heard his son speak of the major in the days when they had been intimate, and had always attributed some of the young man's more obvious vices to the effects of this ungodly companionship.
