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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 Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
affected
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
all
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
answer
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
can't
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
catalogue
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
college
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
dead
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
dear
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
Ducky
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
em
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
father's
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
faults
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reflected a little while.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
high
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From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
hit
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From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
I'll
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From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
isn't
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
lips
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
little
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
lost
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
much
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
named
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
only
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From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
own
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
places
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From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
pleasant
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
poor
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
property
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
put
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
rake
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
reason
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
reflected
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From this reading He reflected a little while.
refuse
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
riddle
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
Roger
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
said
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
sole
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From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
stunt
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I’ll only hit the high places.
think
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “My uncle put me through college and named me as his sole heir, for the reason--I had it from his own lips--that he lost father’s little property for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
up
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From this reading Uncle Roger is dead, and it isn’t a pleasant stunt to rake up all his faults and catalogue ’em.”
waiting
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From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When I think of that poor little answer waiting all alone for its own dear riddle,” said Ducky, much affected, “I can’t refuse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He reflected a little while.
