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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 Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
advised
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
affiliations
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
any
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
back
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
betraying
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
blessing
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
bounces
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From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
brick
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
campus
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
catch
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From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
chuckling
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
confidant
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
day
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
disfigured
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
embarrassment
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
enterprise
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
falling
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
Fred
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
Fred's
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
get
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
given
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
He'll
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
head
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
hit
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
joke
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
knowing
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
light-hearted
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
Linski
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
made
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
making
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
Mitchell
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
oath
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
off
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From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
old
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From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
Ramsey
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
recognition
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
roommate
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
said
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
sign
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
slightly
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From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
sworn
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From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
Then
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From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
throw
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From this reading “Then you can catch it as it bounces off and throw it back at him.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fred Mitchell told his roommate, chuckling, that Linski had sworn to “get” him, and, not knowing Fred's affiliations, had made him the confidant of his oath.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
use
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From this reading Fred had given his blessing, he said, upon the enterprise, and advised Linski to use a brick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ramsey passed the slightly disfigured Linski on the campus next day without betraying any embarrassment or making a sign of recognition.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He'll hit you on the head with it,” said the light-hearted Fred, falling back upon this old joke.
