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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 With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
all
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From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
amazing
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
amusement
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
better
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From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
blinked
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
bludgeon
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Byng's
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
castle
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
celebrated
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
centre
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
confident
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
cyanide
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
days
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From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
die
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
East
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From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
front
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
gas
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
Glencader
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
group
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
ironical
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
Italy
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From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
JIGGER
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jump
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
kill
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
lives
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
Mappin
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
matter
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
measured
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From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
moment
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
Mr
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
much
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
olden
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From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
others
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
own
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
people
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
pin
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
PLAYS
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
potassium
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
railway
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
razor
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
Really
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
remarked
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
revolting
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
round
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
Rudyard
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
satisfied
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
scientifically
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From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
smile
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
surgeon
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
tap
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
then
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
train
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
unnecessary
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use
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
violence
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
WALES
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
want
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From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
