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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 "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
abused
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From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
belief
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
bonne
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
congratulating
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
damages
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
divorce
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
end
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
escaped
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
far
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
follow
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From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
fortune
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
got
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From this reading "I've got it right now," said he.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
heard
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
husband
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From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
I've
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From this reading "I've got it right now," said he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've got it right now," said he.
jubilant
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
Knighthood
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
latter
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
least
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
leisurely
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
less
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
made
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From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
movement
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From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
now
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From this reading "I've got it right now," said he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
pal
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
parted
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
Piccadilly
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
protege
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
recognition
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
Richard
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
right
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From this reading "I've got it right now," said he.
safe
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
said
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From this reading "I've got it right now," said he.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
Swinton
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The abused husband made no movement to follow him.
walked
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From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far he was safe; and in the belief that he--or she at least--had escaped recognition, he walked leisurely along Piccadilly, congratulating himself on his _bonne fortune_!
wife
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From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Knighthood for Richard Swinton, or a divorce from his wife, with no end of damages!
words
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From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have been less jubilant, could he have heard the muttered words of his _protege_, after the latter had parted from his "pal."
