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Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.

Chapter III

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What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?
I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.
XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.
Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!
"Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.

Chapter III

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?
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I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.
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XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.
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Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!
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"Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!”

Shooting noun US /ˈshooting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!”

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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 I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

account

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

arbitrarily

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

BAGSHOT

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

C

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

chastised

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

concerning

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

concludes

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

conclusion

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From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

d'ordre

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

earnestly

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

entertainer

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

entreated

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From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

experiences

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From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

extreme

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

future

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From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

glorification

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

greatly

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

gunnery

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

honourable

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From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

hound

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

Jabberjee

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

juvenile

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

Kettle

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From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

Listen

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From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

luncheon

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

Misters

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From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

moor

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

moors

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

mot

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

Mr

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

Now

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

occasion

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From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

offences

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

own

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

picking

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

Pot

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From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

Q

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

rabbit

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

rather

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

Reason

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From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

receiving

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

remonstrate

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

reserve

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From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

resume

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

Scotch

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

Scottish

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

severity

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

Sir

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From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

slaughtered

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

some

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

sporting

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

thrilling

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

trivial

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

truncated

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I am to reserve the conclusion of my shooting experiences until a future occasion.

up

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

ventured

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

voice

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From this reading "Listen, honourable Sir," I entreated him, "to the voice of Reason!

volatiles

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From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What about the Pot and the Kettle, Misters?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Before luncheon I ventured to remonstrate earnestly with my entertainer, Mr BAGSHOT, Q.C., concerning the extreme severity with which he chastised a juvenile sporting hound of his for such trivial offences as running after some rabbit, or picking up slaughtered volatiles without receiving the _mot d'ordre_!

XXV

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From this reading XXV _Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch moor, greatly to his own glorification._ Now to resume the rather arbitrarily truncated account of my gunnery on Scottish moors.