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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 will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
All
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From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
Amos
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
angrily
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
assert
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
bear
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
Bixbury
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
bring
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
came
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From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
delay
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
died
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
eighty-five
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
else
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
find
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
going
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
gone
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From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
how
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
Kilbright
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
knew
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From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
law
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
made
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
man
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
merely
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
mistake
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
now
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
other
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
person
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
protect
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
prove
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
records
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
refer
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From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
ridicule
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
said
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From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
say
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From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
seen
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
seventeen
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
wish
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
