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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 But I have a good deal of india-rubber in me.
all
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
any
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
attack
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
Boreski
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
brace
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have a good deal of india-rubber in me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
certainly
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
deal
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From this reading But I have a good deal of india-rubber in me.
dealt
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
didn't
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
dismay
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
embarrassment
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
face
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
Fate
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
fellow
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
followed
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From this reading Boreski started, and I followed up the attack.
generally
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
get
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
goes
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I have a good deal of india-rubber in me.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
hour
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I have a good deal of india-rubber in me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
india-rubber
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From this reading But I have a good deal of india-rubber in me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
kicks
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
most
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
off
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
other
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
put
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
quarter
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
reserved
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
safe
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
saying
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
shake
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
sharp
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
sooner
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
sort
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
started
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From this reading Boreski started, and I followed up the attack.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
tactic
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
together
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
tone
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
turning
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
untimely
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From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
up
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From this reading Boreski started, and I followed up the attack.
very
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was certainly one of the most untimely kicks which Fate could have dealt me; and it took all my reserved strength to brace myself and shake off my first feeling of dismay in order to put any sort of face on the thing.
Why
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From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
wrong
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From this reading It is generally a safe tactic when something goes wrong to attack the other fellow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I pulled myself together, and surprised them all by turning on Boreski and saying, in a very sharp tone-- “Why didn’t you get here a quarter of an hour sooner, and have saved half this embarrassment?”
