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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 _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
abbreviation
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
any
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
arm
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
august
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
bench
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
Bernard
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
big
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
big-bowed
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
blazing
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
Chief
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
Chief's
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
condescension
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
considerable
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Daghestan
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
deep
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
dignified
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
dignity
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Dilates
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
dog
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Dogs
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
enriched
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
eyes
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
Fellow
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
fitting
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
fluffy
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
form
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
fully
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
girl's
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Grave
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
group
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No other name would have suited him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No other name would have suited him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
huge
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Human
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
Justice
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
keeping
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
logs
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
Lonnegan
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Mac
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
made
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
member
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
minutes
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
movements
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
muff
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
neck
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
needed
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
new
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No other name would have suited him.
occupant
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
only
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
other
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From this reading No other name would have suited him.
pair
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
perfectly
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
person
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
place
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
ponderous
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
put
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
rug
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
Side
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
slow
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
spectacles
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
splendid
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
St
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
suited
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From this reading No other name would have suited him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
thoughtful
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
up
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From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mac put his arm around Chief's neck before His Worship had fully made up his mind as to where on the Daghestan rug he would place his august person.
Wherein
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
white
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
wide-browed
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
wig
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From this reading Grave, dignified, wide-browed, with deep, thoughtful eyes; ponderous of form, slow in his movements, keeping perfectly still minutes at a time, he needed only a wig and a pair of big-bowed spectacles to make him the fitting occupant of any bench.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
Worship
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From this reading _Wherein Mac Dilates on the Human Side of "His Worship, the Chief Justice," and his Fellow Dogs._ The group about the blazing logs was enriched this afternoon by a new member.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No other name would have suited him.
yellow
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From this reading Lonnegan had brought his dog, a big white and yellow St. Bernard, fluffy as a girl's muff, a huge, splendid fellow, who answered with great dignity and with considerable condescension to the name of "Chief," an abbreviation of "His Worship, the Chief Justice."
