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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 Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
all-around
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
animal
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
beautiful
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
Courtray
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
direct
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From this reading His methods were primitive and direct.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was a tremendously good fellow every man said.
family
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
fellow
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From this reading He was a tremendously good fellow every man said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
grooming
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His methods were primitive and direct.
hundred
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
hunting
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
immense
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
Just
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
made
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
man
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From this reading He was a tremendously good fellow every man said.
methods
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From this reading His methods were primitive and direct.
moved
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
natural
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
polishing
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
primitive
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From this reading His methods were primitive and direct.
rule
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
said
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From this reading He was a tremendously good fellow every man said.
sentiment
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
simplicity
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
some
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
sportsman
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
straight
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
success
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
then
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
thoroughly
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
tremendously
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From this reading He was a tremendously good fellow every man said.
unhampered
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
wearied
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His methods were primitive and direct.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
woman
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From this reading When not hunting or shooting, he went straight to the point with a beautiful simplicity unhampered by sentiment, and then when wearied with one woman, moved on to the next.
women
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From this reading Jack Courtray was a thoroughly good all-around sportsman, and had an immense success with women as a rule.
years
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From this reading Just a natural animal creature, whom grooming and polishing in the family for some hundred or so of years had made into a gentleman.
