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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 inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
charges
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
clear
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
consenting
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
counts
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
Cruickshank
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
definitely
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
don't
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From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
down
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From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
drawn
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
especially
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
exaggerate
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
feel
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
given
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
Henry
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
honesty
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
how
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
I'm
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From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
inference
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
Lorne
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
matter
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
most
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
Murchison
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
natural
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
off
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
other
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
own
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
Pharisee
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From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
pin
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
political
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
possible
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
principal
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
publicity
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
said
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From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
saw
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
say
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
side
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
sit
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From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
there's
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
two
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From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I’m no Pharisee, but I don’t think I can sit down under that.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
want
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
wide
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
Winter's
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From this reading “The inference will be,” said Lorne “that there’s not a pin to choose between Winter’s political honesty and my own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other hand, I think it quite possible that you exaggerate the inference that will be drawn from our consenting to saw off with the other side on the two principal counts.”
world
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From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I understand how you must feel in the matter, Murchison, said Henry Cruickshank.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “It’s the most natural thing in the world that you should want to clear yourself definitely, especially as you say, since the charges have been given such wide publicity.
