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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 Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
any
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
appetite
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
astonishing
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From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
believed
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From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
blue
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
City
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From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
come
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
Editor
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From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
elephant
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
everlastingly
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
facts
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
finicky
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From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
green
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
Hatch
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
hungry
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
Hutchinson
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
insatiable
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
known
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
last
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From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
lean
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
long
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
looking
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
man
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
mentally
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
morally
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
newspaper
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
other
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From this reading Hatch was remarkable in other ways, too.
perhaps
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From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
physically
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
pink
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
positively
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From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
purple
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
remarkable
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From this reading Hatch was remarkable in other ways, too.
reporter
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
seen
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
side-whiskers
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
spiritually
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
That's
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From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
told
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
too
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From this reading Hatch was remarkable in other ways, too.
trait
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From this reading This last was, perhaps, an astonishing trait in a reporter; and Hatch was positively finicky on the point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
washed-out
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From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
ways
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From this reading Hatch was remarkable in other ways, too.
why
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From this reading That's why his City Editor believed in him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Hatch had come in and told his City Editor that he had seen a blue elephant with pink side-whiskers his City Editor would have _known_ that that elephant was blue--mentally, morally, physically, spiritually and everlastingly--not any washed-out green or purple, but blue.
young
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From this reading Hutchinson Hatch was a newspaper reporter, a long, lean, hungry looking young man with an insatiable appetite for facts.
