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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 Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
ask
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From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
astray
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
caused
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
consideration
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
divorce
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
Ewart
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
exclaimed
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
Give
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From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
gone
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
grass
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
Havers
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
heard
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
Jamie
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From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
just
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
lead
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
married
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
more
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From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
Mormon
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
mother
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
Oh
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
once
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From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
only
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
out
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
patience
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
resentment
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
rough
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
s
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
say
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
Scotch
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
show
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
sometime
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From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
son
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
States
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
Stop
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From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
swami
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
teasing
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From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
that's
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
things
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
thoroughly
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop teasing, Jamie; I still think, as I thought from the first, that he has been--" "Perhaps more than once, mother!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
two
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From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
used
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
ve
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
widower
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From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, but sometime it will come right for me to ask him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps he 's a widower, or even a grass widower--I 've heard of such in the States--or he might be a divorce, or a Mormon, or a swami gone astray--" "Havers!" she exclaimed, with a show of resentment which caused her son to rejoice, for it was only when thoroughly out of patience with him that she used the Scotch.
women
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From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He has consideration for women in just those little things that would lead me to believe that he has been married--" "Oh, I say, mother, that's rough on Ewart and me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give us a point or two on the 'little things', will you?"
