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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 "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
all
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
anticipation
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
blundered
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
boot
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
Brian
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From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
Brian's
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
cheeked
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
contact
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
evolved
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
furiously
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
got
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From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
grog
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From this reading "Pass on the grog, Trask.
guffawed
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
h
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
howl
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
joke
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
kraal
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
moment
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
nick
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From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Pass on the grog, Trask.
out
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
Pass
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From this reading "Pass on the grog, Trask.
redden
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
Revell
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
sabreing
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
seen
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
shin
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
sjambok
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
speaker's
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
story
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
subdued
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
table
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From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
tact
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From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
Trask
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From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Oh--h--" The last in a subdued howl, evolved by the contact of Brian's boot with the speaker's shin, under the table.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
water
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
whereof
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
whole
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From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
wonted
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From this reading "He got us out of that in the nick of time," struck in Brian with his wonted tact.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For in another moment Trask would have blundered out the whole story as a joke of the first water, in anticipation whereof Revell was beginning to redden furiously.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You should have seen Revell sabreing them all right and left with a sjambok when they cheeked him at that kraal," guffawed Trask.
