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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 The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
according
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
big
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
boys
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
certainly
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
charming
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
Dago
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
employer
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
enough
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
excused
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
eyes
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
face
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
finger
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
forehead
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
gave
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
glinting
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
go
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
grew
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
he's
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
here
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
house
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
indication
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
indoors
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
jobs
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
keep
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
little
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
low
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
man
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
many
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
mentally
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
more
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
moved
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
Mr
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
Nevens
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
odd
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
off
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
old
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
order
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
peace
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
picked
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
pitied
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
quickly
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
relations
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
relieved
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
responded
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
round
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
sadly
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
said
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
sane
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
scolded
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
sensed
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
serious
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
side
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
sly
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From this reading He gave a sly indication of finger to forehead and his face grew sadly serious.
smiling
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
stepped
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
Strange
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
supposed
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
surly
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
tautness
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
trembling
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
turned
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
unbalanced
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
up
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
voice
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From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But if Dago was to be supposed mentally unbalanced according to his employer, he was certainly sane enough to keep his peace and Mr. Nevens excused himself while he stepped to the side of the big man and gave him an order in a low voice.
winking
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From this reading The Strange Mr. Nevens Dago picked himself up, trembling a little, and the boys sensed a tautness in the relations of Mr. Nevens and the man, which was relieved as the old man turned to the boys, winking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
years
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From this reading “Dago is more to be pitied than scolded, boys,” said the charming Mr. Nevens, smiling, “but I keep him round here on odd jobs for he’s been with me many years.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, Mr.--Nevens,” the man responded with surly, glinting eyes and he moved off towards the house, to go indoors quickly.
