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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 He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
accidents
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
any
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
believed
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
Black
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
bull
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
calendar
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
clothes
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
consequence
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
consider
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
different
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
Don
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
entitled
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
eye
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
face
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
foreman
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
fortunate
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
got
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
hands
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
happened
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
horned
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
Jack
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
Jack's
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
Jenoorey
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
Joaquin
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
known
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
leg
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
like
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
longer
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
man
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
much
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
name
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
never
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From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
opinion
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
other
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
out
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
owing
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
person
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
personal
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
Peter
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
range
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
received
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From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
red
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
rollin
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
Sarella
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
say
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
shabbier
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
smaller
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From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
smashed
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
sort
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
suit
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From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
there
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From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
thro
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
twas
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading But he received smaller wages than anyone and never dreamt of being foreman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was believed never to have had any other name but Jack, and was known never to have had but one suit of clothes, and his face and hands were much shabbier than his clothes, owing to a calendar of personal accidents.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had been longer on the range than anyone there except Don Joaquin, and he did much that would, if he had been a different sort of man, have entitled him to consider himself foreman.
year
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From this reading "That happened," he would say, "in the year the red bull horned my eye out," or "I mind--'twas in the Jenoorey that my leg got smashed thro' Black Peter rollin' on me...."
young
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From this reading Jack did not like Sarella, and so it was fortunate for that young person that Jack's opinion was of no sort of consequence.
