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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 It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
agreeable
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
All
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
any
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From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
blunt
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
Bob
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
boy
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
breach
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case
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
cut
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
deadly
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
desire
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From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
discreditable
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
Evers
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
face
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
FIDDLE
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
friend
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
front
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
imminent
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
inevitable
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
Lascelles
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
like
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
meant
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
Mrs
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
necessarily
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
obvious
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
other
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
out
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
perhaps
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
perils
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
phrased
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
plan
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
possible
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
Quinby
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
SECOND
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
share
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
simplicity
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
smallest
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From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
society
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
squeeze
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
trying
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From this reading It was perhaps inevitable that a boy like Bob should imagine I was trying to "cut him out," as my blunt friend Quinby phrased it to my face.
view
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From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
vulgar
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From this reading I had not, of course, the smallest desire to do any such vulgar thing.
wanted
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SECOND FIDDLE My plan was quite obvious in its simplicity, and not in the least discreditable from my point of view.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
words
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From this reading In other words I meant to squeeze into "the imminent deadly breach" beside Bob Evers, not necessarily in front of him.
youth
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From this reading All I wanted was to make myself, if possible, as agreeable to Mrs. Lascelles as this youth had done before me, and in any case to share with him all the perils of her society.
