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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 HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
account
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From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
any
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
blithesome
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
burdened
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From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
came
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From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
Camp
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
career
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
check
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
course
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From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
effrontery
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
faculty
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From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
good
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
HERVEY'S
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
high
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
just
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From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
loss
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From this reading But I am at a loss to account for it.
LUCK
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
marks
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
nerve
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
never
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From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
piece
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
reasoning
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From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
sometimes
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
spot
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
Temple
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
think
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From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
thought
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From this reading I have sometimes thought that this blithesome piece of effrontery marks the high spot in Hervey’s career.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
took
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From this reading I think it was just that he took everything as it came and never burdened his mind with anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
went
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From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HERVEY’S LUCK He went to Temple Camp with a check and his nerve, and neither did him any good.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Of course, he was not without reasoning faculty or memory.
