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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 Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
all
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
alter
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
arms
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
avail
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
Bobby
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
boiled-gooseberry
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
boys
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
case
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
change
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
civilly
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
day
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
decision
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
delicately
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
difficult
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
dignified
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
displeasure
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
efforts
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
eyes
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
familiar
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
finer
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
friendly
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
frosty
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
grossly
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
hopelessly
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
hot
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
how
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
ignore
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
keep
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
made
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
more
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
noses
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
obtusely
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From this reading The more delicately dignified and civilly frosty one is to him, the more grossly familiar and hopelessly, obtusely friendly is he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
people
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
proceeding
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
profits
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
righteous
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
Roger's
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
several
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
shades
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
Sir
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
swelled
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
tears
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
understands
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From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
vain
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From this reading I have made several more efforts to change Sir Roger's decision, but in vain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one who does not know Bobby understands how difficult such a course of proceeding is; for he is one of those people who ignore the finer shades of displeasure.
world
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From this reading However, not all the hot tears in the world--not all the swelled noses and boiled-gooseberry eyes avail to alter the case.
wrath
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From this reading Not even all my righteous wrath against the boys profits--and I do keep Bobby at arms'-length for a day and a half.
