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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 A DESPERATE SITUATION.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
Adrian
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
all
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
always
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
Billie
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
chum
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
close
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From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
conditions
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
confidence
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
DESPERATE
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From this reading A DESPERATE SITUATION.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
edge
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From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
equal
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From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
exciting
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
felt
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From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
handling
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From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
job
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From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
keep
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
looked
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From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
managed
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
most
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
once
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
perfect
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
perfectly
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
serious
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From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
SITUATION
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From this reading A DESPERATE SITUATION.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
talking
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
tremendous
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From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
trouble
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From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
undertake
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading He felt himself that he might not be equal to such a tremendous undertaking as handling this job.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed, it looked as though they were close upon the edge of serious trouble.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
willing
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From this reading For once Billie was perfectly willing that his chum should undertake to do all the talking.
wits
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From this reading And he had perfect confidence in Adrian, who always managed to keep his wits about him under the most exciting conditions.
