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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 shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
banged
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
blazed
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From this reading He blazed round and snatched up his hat.
card
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
carpet
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
decoy
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From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
door
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From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
estimate
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From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
exclamation
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
flung
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
fluttered
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
fool
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From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
gasping
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
gentlemen
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From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
gone
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
hand
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
hat
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From this reading He blazed round and snatched up his hat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blazed round and snatched up his hat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
immediately
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
Make
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From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
other
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From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
pasteboard
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
picked
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
portal
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
roared
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From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
round
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From this reading He blazed round and snatched up his hat.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
sir
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From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
slip
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
snatched
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From this reading He blazed round and snatched up his hat.
Some
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
sort
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
spasmodic
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
strode
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From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
thundered
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From this reading “I shall, sir,” thundered the other—“in my estimate of a fool and his decoy.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
torpor
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
up
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From this reading He blazed round and snatched up his hat.
uttered
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From this reading Some one, in a sort of spasmodic torpor, picked up the card, and immediately uttered a gasping exclamation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
way
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From this reading “Make way, gentlemen!” he roared, and strode for the door.
wide
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From this reading A slip of pasteboard fluttered from his hand to the carpet; he flung wide the portal, banged it to behind him, and was gone.
