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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 THE QUEEREST SHOW.--A DAY IN THE WILDS.
advertised
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animal
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Antony
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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asked
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Biffins
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Blake
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business-like
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captured
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coast
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comparatively
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connected
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creature
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curious
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DAY
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didn't
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down
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Earth
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ever
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fellows
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find
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Frank
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freely
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Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have asked himself why the show should have settled down here, in this comparatively out-of-the-way part of a wild north coast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why didn't this business-like showman journey south with _it_, or rather _him_ or _her_, whichever sex the animal may have represented?
here
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From this reading He might have asked himself why the show should have settled down here, in this comparatively out-of-the-way part of a wild north coast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He might have asked himself why the show should have settled down here, in this comparatively out-of-the-way part of a wild north coast.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE QUEEREST SHOW.--A DAY IN THE WILDS.
inquisitive
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why didn't this business-like showman journey south with _it_, or rather _him_ or _her_, whichever sex the animal may have represented?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He might have wanted to find out the secret of the merman which Lee advertised so freely as the only creature of its kind ever captured.
journey
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kind
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least
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Lee
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Lee's
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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merman
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
north
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From this reading He might have asked himself why the show should have settled down here, in this comparatively out-of-the-way part of a wild north coast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
only
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From this reading He might have wanted to find out the secret of the merman which Lee advertised so freely as the only creature of its kind ever captured.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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out
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out-of-the-way
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part
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QUEEREST
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From this reading THE QUEEREST SHOW.--A DAY IN THE WILDS.
rather
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represented
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secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He might have wanted to find out the secret of the merman which Lee advertised so freely as the only creature of its kind ever captured.
settled
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several
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sex
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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SHOW
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showman
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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south
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struck
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEREST SHOW.--A DAY IN THE WILDS.
things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He might have asked himself why the show should have settled down here, in this comparatively out-of-the-way part of a wild north coast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might have wanted to find out the secret of the merman which Lee advertised so freely as the only creature of its kind ever captured.
wanted
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From this reading He might have wanted to find out the secret of the merman which Lee advertised so freely as the only creature of its kind ever captured.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He might have wanted to find out the secret of the merman which Lee advertised so freely as the only creature of its kind ever captured.
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
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why
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From this reading He might have asked himself why the show should have settled down here, in this comparatively out-of-the-way part of a wild north coast.
wild
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WILDS
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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world
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young
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From this reading Had Frank Antony Blake not been one of the least inquisitive young fellows in the world several things connected with Biffins Lee's Queerest Show on Earth might have struck him as curious.
