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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 A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
boat's
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From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
Brack
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From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
crew
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From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
CRITICAL
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From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
description
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From this reading "I gave a description of him."
fellow
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From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
gave
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From this reading "I gave a description of him."
Hackler
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I gave a description of him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seemed like him to me," said Brack.
like
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From this reading "It seemed like him to me," said Brack.
looking
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
man
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
MOMENT
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From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
never
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From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I gave a description of him."
off
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
putting
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
remarked
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From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
said
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
seemed
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From this reading "It seemed like him to me," said Brack.
smart
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From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
there
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From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
tramp
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
went
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From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Were you putting me off the scent when you said the man I am looking for went off in the tramp?" said Hackler.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I never said he were the man; I said there were a man went off with the boat's crew to the tramp."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT "Brack, as I remarked before, you are a smart fellow.
