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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
admiralty
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From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
ahead
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
amiably
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
any
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
Ardmore
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
associate
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From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
business
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
care
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From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
carry
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
DANGERFIELD
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
dared
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
door
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
downright
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
early
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
fashion
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
feelings
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
fever
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
friend
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
fun
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
go
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
GOOD-BY
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
Grissy
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
Griswold
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
Griswold's
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
hard
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
how
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
intimate
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
JERRY
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
keep
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
knocked
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
lather
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
love
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
off
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
old
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
professor
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From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
refer
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
scarlet
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
selfish
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
shaving
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From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
show
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
spluttered
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
talked
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
then
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
want
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
washed
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From this reading "Don't ever refer to it again, if you love me," spluttered Griswold amiably, as he washed off the lather.
well
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From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BY TO JERRY DANGERFIELD The next morning Ardmore knocked at Griswold's door as early as he dared, and went in and talked to his friend in their old intimate fashion.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The associate professor of admiralty was shaving himself with care.
won't
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From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was downright selfish of me to want to keep the thing to myself, but I thought it would be fun to go ahead and carry it through and then show you how well I pulled it off."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You won't have any hard feelings about that scarlet fever business, will you, Grissy?
