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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 "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
adventures
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From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
all
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From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and have a look round the garden, Glanton," said the Major.
draw
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
excuse
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From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
Falkner
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
fellows
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
filling
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From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
garden
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From this reading "Come and have a look round the garden, Glanton," said the Major.
Glanton
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
glass
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
grog
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
guffawed
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
head
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
helped
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
impossible
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
intentionally
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
laugh
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
line
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
liveliest
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From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and have a look round the garden, Glanton," said the Major.
Major
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From this reading "Come and have a look round the garden, Glanton," said the Major.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
men
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From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
Miss
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
more
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
most
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
mother
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
proverbially
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
provokingly
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
rather
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
role
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From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
round
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From this reading "Come and have a look round the garden, Glanton," said the Major.
said
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
savages
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From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
Sewin
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
shake
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From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
That's
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
there
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From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
unpleasant
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
up-country
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From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
way
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From this reading "That's more than most fellows in his line are," guffawed Falkner, in a way that was rather unpleasant, and, I thought, intentionally so, as he helped himself to a glass of grog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
white
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From this reading "The liveliest adventures I have ever had were among white men, and not among savages at all," I answered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mr Glanton is most provokingly and proverbially impossible to `draw,' you know, mother," said Miss Sewin, with a laugh and a shake of the head.
yarner
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From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But there, you must excuse me filling the role of the up-country yarner."
