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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 can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
able
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
also
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
anticipated
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
any
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
bad
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
bear
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
bed
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
begged
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From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
declared
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
derangement
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
disliked
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
Don
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
flatly
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From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
gone
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
good-natured
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
Gore
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
habits
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
hour
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
interview
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
Joaquin
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
long
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
Mariquita
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
more
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
ordinary
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From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
past
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
pleasure
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
quite
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
refused
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From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
retire
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From this reading Gore had begged her to retire at her ordinary hour, but she had flatly refused.
returned
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
Sarella's
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
savage
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
sitting
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
stop
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
temper
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
there
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From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
truly
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From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
unusually
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
up
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
usual
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From this reading Gore was sitting up, and, though it was long past Sarella's usual hour, she had insisted on sitting up also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
well
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From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Don Joaquin returned, he was in an unusually bad temper, and it was well that Mariquita had gone to bed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was good-natured of her, for there was no pleasure to be anticipated from the interview with Don Joaquin, and she disliked any derangement of her habits.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can do more with him than you can," she declared, quite truly, "though no one will be able to stop his being as savage as a bear.
