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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 Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
advantage
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had, as he thought it would, clinched the matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
authority
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
back
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
better
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
bribery
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
C
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
cheerfully
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
clinched
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From this reading It had, as he thought it would, clinched the matter.
Cloherty
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
Cloherty's
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
command
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
confident
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
devil
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
elbow
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
enough
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
fist
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
forces
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
foxy
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
give
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
heel
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had, as he thought it would, clinched the matter.
it'll
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
labours
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
lad
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
lady
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
laid
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
Larry
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
M
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
man
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
Mangan
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
Master
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
matter
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From this reading It had, as he thought it would, clinched the matter.
menace
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
more
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
note
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
only
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
out
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
present
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
professional
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
propinquity
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
pushed
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
R
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
Riverstown
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
said
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
scene
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
she'll
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
stiffer
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
ten-pound
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had, as he thought it would, clinched the matter.
three
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
Tishy
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
Tishy's
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From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Mangan told himself that he had never laid out a ten-pound note to better advantage than the one he had pushed into the heel of Tishy's fist.
unaware
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From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had never been unaware of the menace of Cloherty, R.A.M.C., but he was confident in the three forces that he had at his command--authority, bribery, and propinquity.
what's
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From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And what's more, if Tishy will only give her mind to it, it'll take a stiffer lad than Master Larry to be man enough for her!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had, as he thought it would, clinched the matter.
young
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From this reading "If I know my young lady," he said cheerfully to himself, "she'll think more of Larry at her elbow, than of that foxy devil back at Riverstown" (which was the present scene of Captain Cloherty's professional labours).
