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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 This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
affected
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From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
all
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
also
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From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
animal
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
antecedents
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From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
betting
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
boasted
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
certain
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From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
character
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
clever
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
concerning
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
defend
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
distich
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
fleas
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
friend
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From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
Green
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From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
honours
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From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
humble
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
inferior
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From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
like
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
lived
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
Lodge
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
lost
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
Major
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From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
man
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From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
military
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From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
money
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
older
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From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
paid
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
parasite
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
presumed
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
somewhat
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From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
supposed
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From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
Tally-Ho
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
tells
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
Tifto
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From this reading Even Major Tifto had his inferior friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
too
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
very
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From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a certain Captain Green,--for the friend also affected military honours.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tally-Ho Lodge We all know that very clever distich concerning the great fleas and the little fleas which tells us that no animal is too humble to have its parasite.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was a man somewhat older than Tifto, of whose antecedents no one was supposed to know anything.
wished
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From this reading It was presumed of him that he lived by betting, and it was boasted by those who wished to defend his character that when he lost he paid his money like a gentleman.
