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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 Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
administer
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
announcement
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
any
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
aside
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
auto
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
back
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
boy
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
brushed
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
car
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
confirmed
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
corporeal
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
curses
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
DESERTEDverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
fire
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
flight
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
frantically
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
generously
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
handed
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
hearing
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
hurried
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
imprecations
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
information
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
inspection
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
keeping
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
kind
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
loss
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
lost
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
manual
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From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
more
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
Mr
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
otherwise
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
perhaps
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
Peter
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
Peter's
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
profane
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From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
rebukes
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
reeling
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
Rushing
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
scout
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
send
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
shock
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From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
singularly
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From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
startling
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Since the auto had been so generously handed to him by a kind boy scout, perhaps the loss of it was not such a shock as it might otherwise have been.
Swiper
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From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
tarry
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From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
teacher
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From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
training
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From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
up
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From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DESERTED Mr. Swiper lost no time upon hearing Peter's startling announcement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a manual training teacher he was singularly profane.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Rushing to the back of the car he confirmed the information by a frantically hurried inspection, keeping up a running fire of curses the while.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor did he tarry to administer any corporeal rebukes, more than to send poor Peter reeling as he brushed him aside with imprecations in his flight.
