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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 fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
almost
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From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
American
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ancestry
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
apologetic
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Really I never thought of bother in that way before.
bother
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
British
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came
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clever
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
clubs
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consequently
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Courtney
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dear
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
down
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drooping
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
Englishman
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ENTIRE
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Eugene
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FAMILY
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fancy
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
feebly
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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GET
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give
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
gives
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From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
going
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
hand
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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host
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From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
I'm
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
laughed
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
lazily
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live
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London
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lot
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
lounging
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
monoclenounUS /ˈmɑː.nə.kəl/
A single round eyeglass kept in position by the muscles around the eye, worn by gentleman aristocrats.
From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
more
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Mr
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mustache
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Really I never thought of bother in that way before.
observed
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
ONCE
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
other
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
pleasantly
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From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
porch
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
prefer
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From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
rail
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From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
Rather
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
Really
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From this reading "Really I never thought of bother in that way before.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I prefer bother to almost anything," returned his host pleasantly; "it gives me something to do."
stroking
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
swinging
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Really I never thought of bother in that way before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TOGETHER
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tried
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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way
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From this reading "Really I never thought of bother in that way before.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
WOBBLES
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yellow
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From this reading "Rather clever that," laughed Eugene, swinging his monocle with one hand and stroking his drooping yellow mustache with the other.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I fancy I'm going to give you a lot of bother, my dear Courtney," he observed, lounging feebly against the porch rail.
