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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
anyway
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From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
best
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
brought
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From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
called
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From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
concurred
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
confab
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From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
don't
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
else
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From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
emphasis
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
fancy
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
fireman
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From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
Fogg
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
gave
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From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
grumbled
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From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
just
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From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
like
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
make
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
making
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From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
man
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From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
office
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From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
old
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From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
Ralph
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
sensible
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
spoke
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
TAPPERS
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
terminus
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From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
thing
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From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Neither do I," concurred Ralph, "but I fancy the sensible thing to do is to make the best of it."
told
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From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
up
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From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
warning
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From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What brought up the confab with the old man at the terminus, anyway?"
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
WIRE
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From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WIRE TAPPERS "I don't like it," spoke Fogg with emphasis.
worst
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From this reading "While somebody else is making the worst of it!" grumbled the old fireman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He just called me into the office and gave me the warning I have told you about."
