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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 What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
Bob
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From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
chuckling
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concealed
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From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
dancing
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
fancy
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From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
fast
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
Gerald
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
get
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
hammer-thrower
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From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
heart
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heavy
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
How
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
imps
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From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
inside
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
kind
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
laughing
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lesson
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
lively
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mad
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manner
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merry
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mischief
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Miss
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
moral
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most
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
now
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
occasions
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
ponderous
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From this reading And that ponderous manner?—What lively little imps of mischief or fancy it concealed!
pretty
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
really
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reliable
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seeming
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
serious
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
seriously
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
simulated
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
sleeve
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
slow
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
surmised
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
too
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
tread
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
very
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From this reading He was dancing very seriously with Miss Gerald now, seeming to take dancing as a kind of a moral lesson.
visage
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From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
wag
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wanted
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From this reading That simulated slow tread, too?—Bob surmised he could get around pretty fast on occasions, if he wanted to, or had to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a merry mad wag that hammer-thrower really must be at heart! thought Bob.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How he was chuckling inside, or laughing in his sleeve most of the time while he went around with that heavy, serious, reliable visage of his!
