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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 It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
angry
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
any
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
bound
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
charge
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
company
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
concern
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
Confederate
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
crime
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
didn't
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
doesn't
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
drill
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
easy
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
fact
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
fail
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
FRIENDSHIP
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From this reading RODNEY PROVES HIS FRIENDSHIP.
get
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
go
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
going
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
Guards
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RODNEY PROVES HIS FRIENDSHIP.
Home
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
horse
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
impatiently
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
inquiring
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
mad
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
matter
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
matters
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
Mr
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
only
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
pains
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
particularly
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
Percival
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
pipe
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
PROVES
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From this reading RODNEY PROVES HIS FRIENDSHIP.
raise
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
rid
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
RODNEY
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From this reading RODNEY PROVES HIS FRIENDSHIP.
said
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
satisfaction
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
see
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
settlement
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
some
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
spoke
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
steal
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
strange
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
taken
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
Union
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From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
very
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From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
way
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
Westall
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From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It seemed to take Mr. Westall a long time to get his pipe going to his satisfaction, and when at last he spoke, it was easy to see that he was angry at Rodney for inquiring so particularly into matters that did not in any way concern him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were bound to get rid of him before he could have time to raise and drill a company of Home Guards in our settlement, and the only way we could do it was to charge him with some crime that would make everybody, Union and Confederate, mad at him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is very strange that you fail to understand me after I have taken such_ pains to go into details," said he, impatiently.
young
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From this reading "The fact that young Percival didn't steal the horse doesn't matter.
