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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 Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
animal
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I will get another.”
apology
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
author
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
became
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
Blowhard
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
board
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
book
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
buttermilk
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
character
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
clear
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
cow
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
due
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
educated
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
enough
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
exuberant
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
father
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
footman
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
get
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From this reading I will get another.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
grew
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
grounds
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
hanged
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
Hannah
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
head
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
Henceforth
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
Hezekiah
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
hope
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
Hopeless
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
Hugo
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will get another.”
I'll
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
inductive
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
intellect
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
keep
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
livery
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
man
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
many
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
most
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
Mr
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
offers
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
pardoned
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
presumed
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
previous
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
public
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
reviewers
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
said
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
shot
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
spirits
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
States
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
there
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
things
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
twice
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
Understood
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From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
up
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From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
Welcome
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
westerly
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
Western
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were good enough to express the thought that when the author grew up and became educated there might be hope for his intellect.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will get another.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
work
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From this reading Hezekiah shot the footman twice through the livery “No,” he said, “it is a cow” “Welcome on board, Mr. Blowhard” “No, I’ll take no buttermilk, I must keep a clear head to work” The author of this book offers it to the public without apology.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hannah Understood “Come In” Hugo the Hopeless had hanged himself “Henceforth you are no father of mine.
young
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
youth
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From this reading The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom many things might be pardoned as due to the exuberant animal spirits of youth.
