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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 It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
admit
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
annoyed
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From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
back
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
boss
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
butte
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
care
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
confronted
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
contrary
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
crack
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
crutch
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
disappeared
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
enough
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
estimation
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
face
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
first
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
going
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
hand
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
hobbled
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
impenetrable
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
intention
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
Jack
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
Jim
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
Jim's
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
large
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
mankind
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
Miracles
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From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
orders
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
parted
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
perplex
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From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
place
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
proper
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
qualified
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From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
rock
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From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
slip
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
sometimes
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From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
spite
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
take
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From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miracles did not perplex Jim, but they sometimes annoyed him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His boss, though the first of mankind in Jim’s estimation, was not qualified to take proper care of himself.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It had been his intention, in spite of orders to the contrary, to slip in after them, and take a hand in whatever might be going to take place.
wheeled
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he was confronted by the impenetrable face of the rock, with not a crack in it large enough to admit the point of his crutch.
Zarga
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From this reading AFTER Jack and Zarga had disappeared into the butte, Jim wheeled and hobbled back to the place where he had parted from them.
