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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 AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
answer
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
customary
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
devil
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From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
devil-may-care
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
devilish
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
Don't
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From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have you done with the duke?
duke
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From this reading "What have you done with the duke?
earnest
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
far
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
fellow
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From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
grit
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From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you done with the duke?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
head
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
humor
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
impatience
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From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
information
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
Krugen
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From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
LANDSBERG
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
laughed
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
man
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From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
much
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From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
oaths
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
phrased
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
place
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
Praga
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
Prince
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
put
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
reply
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
request
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
Safe
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
said
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From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
shoulders
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
showed
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
shrugged
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
teeth
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
tight
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From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
tossed
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
true
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From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
volley
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From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
von
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From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT LANDSBERG Praga was in his customary devil-may-care humor, and in reply to my earnest request for information he laughed and showed his teeth, tossed his head and shrugged his shoulders, and his first answer was a volley of his strangely phrased oaths.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you done with the duke?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What have you done with the duke?
words
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From this reading Don't waste words, man," I said, with much impatience.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Safe so far, Prince, but it was a devilish tight place you put us in.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading That fellow of yours, von Krugen, is true grit, by the devil, a good fellow right through."
