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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 Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
BEAR
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
cedar
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
chair
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
clear
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
close
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
closed
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
Darkness
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
decide
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From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
deer-hide
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
down
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
embarrassing
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
enough
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
face
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
fancy
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From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
fire
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
good
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
grave
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
grew
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
half
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
Hetty
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From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
hillside
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
Ingleby
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
isn't
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
just
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
lay
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
Leger
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
limbs
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
log
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
long
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
lounged
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
MAJOR'S
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
moment
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
outside
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
persisted
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
quietly
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From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
said
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From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
shanty
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
somewhat
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
speak
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From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
Still
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From this reading "Still, he isn't half good enough for her," persisted Ingleby.
stretched
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
supper
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
Then
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From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, he said quietly, "I fancy that is a point for Hetty to decide."
Tomlinson
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From this reading Hetty lay close by in the deer-hide chair, and Tomlinson had stretched his long limbs just clear of the fire.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Leger did not speak for a moment, and during the somewhat embarrassing silence his face grew a trifle grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
XII
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From this reading XII THE MAJOR'S BEAR Darkness had closed down on the hillside, and supper was over, when Ingleby and Leger lounged on a cedar log outside the shanty.
