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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 ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
abuse
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
all
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From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
boil
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From this reading The friends were painting playing cards to boil the pot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
calmly
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From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
canny
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From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
cards
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From this reading The friends were painting playing cards to boil the pot.
dashed
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
down
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
Dutchman
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From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
few
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
fitfully
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
friend
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
friends
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
fury
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
Gerard
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
groan
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
harness
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
kept
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From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
lay
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
master
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
minutes
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
never
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
Onagra
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
painting
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From this reading The friends were painting playing cards to boil the pot.
Pietro
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
plain
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
playing
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From this reading The friends were painting playing cards to boil the pot.
pot
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From this reading The friends were painting playing cards to boil the pot.
presently
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
put
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From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
resumed
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
sat
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
smiling
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From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
spirit
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
then
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
together
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
two
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
week
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The friends were painting playing cards to boil the pot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through all which kept calmly working, calmly smiling, the canny Dutchman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To be plain, Gerard, who never had a friend he did not master, had put his Onagra in harness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
wonders
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From this reading Pietro dashed fitfully at his, and did wonders in a few minutes, and then did nothing, except abuse it; then presently resumed it in a fury, to lay it down with a groan.
working
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From this reading ABOUT a week after this the two friends sat working together, but not in the same spirit.
