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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 had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
adopted
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From this reading The method adopted by Mr. Fox-Cordery was peculiar and original.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
bottle
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From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The method adopted by Mr. Fox-Cordery was peculiar and original.
Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
cigar
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From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
darning
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
flies
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
Fox-Cordery
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
inveigled
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
inverted
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
killing
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
large
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
method
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From this reading The method adopted by Mr. Fox-Cordery was peculiar and original.
more
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From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
Mr
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
number
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
operator
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
original
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From this reading The method adopted by Mr. Fox-Cordery was peculiar and original.
pastime
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From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
peculiar
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From this reading The method adopted by Mr. Fox-Cordery was peculiar and original.
said
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From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
sat
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
smoke
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
stockings
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
stupefied
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From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
table
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
There
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From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
tumbler
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From this reading He had before him a tumbler and a bottle, and he was smoking a cigar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The method adopted by Mr. Fox-Cordery was peculiar and original.
ways
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From this reading There are more ways than one of killing flies, and there is something to be said about the pastime on the score of taste.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
window
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From this reading Charlotte sat at the window, darning stockings; Mr. Fox-Cordery sat at the table killing flies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tumbler was inverted, and into it the operator had inveigled a large number of flies, which he stupefied with smoke.
