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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’ll slip in a note for the kids,” said Jeff.
absorption
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
Alice's
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Hoyle._ Jeff pulled the paper over and began to scribble madly; pausing from time to time to glance around for inspiration: at the Judge, at Mac, at the papers, the books, the typewriter.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading --_Hoyle._ Jeff pulled the paper over and began to scribble madly; pausing from time to time to glance around for inspiration: at the Judge, at Mac, at the papers, the books, the typewriter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_Hoyle._ Jeff pulled the paper over and began to scribble madly; pausing from time to time to glance around for inspiration: at the Judge, at Mac, at the papers, the books, the typewriter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
began
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
eager
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
Esq
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
eyes
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
face
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
Fender
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
Foot
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
glance
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Hearthrug
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
Hoyle
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I'll
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From this reading “I’ll slip in a note for the kids,” said Jeff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inspiration
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Jeff
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Judge
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Just
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
kick
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
kids
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kindled
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
leading
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
lips
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look
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
love
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
Mac
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madly
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many
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
moved
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
Near
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
note
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O
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
only
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading --_Hoyle._ Jeff pulled the paper over and began to scribble madly; pausing from time to time to glance around for inspiration: at the Judge, at Mac, at the papers, the books, the typewriter.
paper
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papers
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partner's
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
pausing
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pulled
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Right
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From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
said
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scribble
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shins
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
slip
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softer
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
strongest
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
suit
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
systems
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
tenderer
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
there
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
time
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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took
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From this reading His lips moved, his eyes kindled in his eager absorption; his face took on a softer and tenderer look.
typewriter
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From this reading --_Hoyle._ Jeff pulled the paper over and began to scribble madly; pausing from time to time to glance around for inspiration: at the Judge, at Mac, at the papers, the books, the typewriter.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
wins
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From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Alice’s Right Foot, Esq., Hearthrug, Near the Fender, (With Alice’s love).”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * “O, there be many systems But only one that wins-- When leading from your strongest suit, Just kick your partner’s shins.”
