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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 WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
accomplishment
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
all
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From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
apparently
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From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
became
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
bright
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
brightest
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
creature
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
disposition
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
dreamed
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
enthusiasm
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From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
even
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
ever
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
exhilaration
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From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
failure
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
feminine
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
go
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
hand
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
HENNING
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
Henning's
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
imagine
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
inclined
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
least
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From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
make
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
momentarily
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
much
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
muscular
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
nerves
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
occasions
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
peculiarly
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
pessimist
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
pet
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
possessed
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
project
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
reason
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From this reading For the least reason, and sometimes apparently for none, he was all exhilaration and enthusiasm.
REMEMBERED
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
rose-color
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From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
Roy
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
scheme
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
sometimes
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
strong
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such occasions everything was the brightest of bright rose-color, and the failure of a project in hand was not even to be dreamed of.
temperament
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
There
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From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
veriest
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HENNING REMEMBERED There was much in Roy Henning's disposition to make him a creature of temperament.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
wrong
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From this reading Should anything go ever momentarily wrong in a pet scheme, he became the veriest pessimist.
yclept
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From this reading Had he not been so strong and muscular one would sometimes be inclined to imagine that he was possessed of the peculiarly feminine accomplishment, yclept "nerves."
