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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 Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
a-thinking
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From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
advice
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
arrange
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
asking
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
break
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
business
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From this reading “Startin’ of you in business or somethin’,” said Mrs. Kybird.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
doing
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From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
e
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
family
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
father
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
go
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
he's
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From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
hope
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
idea
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
impolite
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Startin’ of you in business or somethin’,” said Mrs. Kybird.
inapt
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
Jack
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
knows
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From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
Kybird
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
letter
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
made
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
man
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
meet
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
Melia
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
Mr
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
Mrs
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From this reading “Startin’ of you in business or somethin’,” said Mrs. Kybird.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
Nugent's
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
off
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Startin’ of you in business or somethin’,” said Mrs. Kybird.
pen
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
refusal
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
remonstrances
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
said
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
Samson
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
say
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
seeing
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
seen
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
send
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
sense
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
somethin
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From this reading “Startin’ of you in business or somethin’,” said Mrs. Kybird.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
Startin
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From this reading “Startin’ of you in business or somethin’,” said Mrs. Kybird.
strong
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
tries
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From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
undutifulness
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
united
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
waver
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But if ’e tries to break it off between you and ’Melia I hope you know what to say.”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
Wilks's
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From this reading Jack Nugent’s first idea on seeing a letter from his father asking him to meet him at Samson Wilks’s was to send as impolite a refusal as a strong sense of undutifulness and a not inapt pen could arrange, but the united remonstrances of the Kybird family made him waver.
wot
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From this reading Who knows but wot he’s a-thinking of doing something for you?”
wot's
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From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go,” said Mr. Kybird, solemnly; “take the advice of a man wot’s seen life, and go.
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