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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 I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
asked
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From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
capture
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circumstances
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enlightened
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face
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
guard-house
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From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
half
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Hancock
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From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
hare
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
hasn't
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
he's
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
I've
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From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
idea
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
infantry
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
inside
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
just
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From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
know
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
likely
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
look
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From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
looking-glass
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
mad
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
March
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
mustanger's
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From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
officer
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
others
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From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
own
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
replied
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
seeing
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
slightest
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From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not likely," replied the infantry officer, "seeing that he hasn't the slightest idea that he's inside of one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've just been to the guard-house to have a look at him.
way
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From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
wouldn't
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From this reading He's mad as a March hare; and wouldn't know his own face in a looking-glass."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In what way?" asked Hancock and the others, who were yet but half enlightened about the circumstances of the mustanger's capture.
