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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 You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
able
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From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
also
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
batman
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
correctly
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
day
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
delivery
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From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
earlier
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
ease
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
entered
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
Haer
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
happily
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
held
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
helped
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
immediate
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From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
inner
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
inside
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From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
jacket
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From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
Joe
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From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
kilted
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From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
man
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
Now
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From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
obviously
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
out
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From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
quarters
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From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
respectful
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
resplendent
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
room
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
selected
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
small
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
Somewhat
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
specially
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From this reading You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
stripping
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From this reading Now, inside his quarters, he began stripping out of his jacket.
subservience
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
superior
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From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
surprise
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From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somewhat to his surprise, the small man he had selected earlier in the day to be his batman entered from an inner room, also resplendent in the Haer uniform and obviously happily so.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
trained
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From this reading You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
uniform
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From this reading Joe had been able to take immediate delivery of one kilted uniform.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He helped his superior out of the jacket with an ease that held no subservience but at the same time was correctly respectful.
You'd
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From this reading You'd have thought him a batman specially trained.
