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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 An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
advice
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
Baines
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
belongs
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
brashly
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From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
care
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
circumstances
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
cities
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
city
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
class
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
COMES
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
coming
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
common
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
conclusion
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
debate
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From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
Desert
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
deserves
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
discussion
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From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
eels
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
exceedingly
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
exclamation
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
exercising
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
following
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
forthcoming
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
fully
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
get
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
go
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
man
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
Mandy
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From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
Mandy's
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
minutely
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
Mohammed
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
much
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
placed
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
prudent
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
rightly
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
Sahara
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From this reading Scattergood had fully as much in common with cities as eels with the Desert of Sahara.
SCATTERGOOD
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
started
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From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
statement
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From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
way
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO SCATTERGOOD Scattergood Baines was on his way to the city!
well
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From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
wife
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From this reading He had not started the journey brashly, on impulse, but after debate and discussion with Mandy, his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An exclamation point deserves to be placed after this because it rightly belongs in a class with the statement that the mountain was coming to Mohammed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mandy's conclusion was that if Scattergood _had_ to go to the city he might as well get at it and have it over, exercising the care of an exceedingly prudent man in the circumstances, and following minutely advice that would be forthcoming from _her_.
