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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 Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
all
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From this reading But all this was not enough for Valentine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he fell in with Simplex.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
bounds
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all this was not enough for Valentine.
certainly
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
concerned
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
Concerning
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
contest
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
else
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
enough
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From this reading But all this was not enough for Valentine.
fell
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From this reading At last he fell in with Simplex.
fever
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
fight
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But all this was not enough for Valentine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
fury
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
gestures
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
get
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
Henceforward
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
honor
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
jaundice
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he fell in with Simplex.
like
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
lion
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
man
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But all this was not enough for Valentine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
pull
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
put
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
raging
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
seen
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
shirt
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
Simplex
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From this reading At last he fell in with Simplex.
sleeves
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
spouse's
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
street
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
talked
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
terribly
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But all this was not enough for Valentine.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
to-day
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
trounce
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From this reading "I must trounce someone to-day, or else I shall certainly get the fever or the jaundice.
up
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From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
Valentine
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From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henceforward he went about like a raging lion, and whenever he talked with anyone in the street, his gestures were those of a man who is about to pull up his shirt sleeves for a fight.
