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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 He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
absolutely
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
absurd
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
all
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
any
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
appeared
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
archer
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From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
archery
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
bow-shooting
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
club
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
disregard
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
enough
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From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
far
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
fellow
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From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
habitually
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
Hollingsworth
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
ideas
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
J
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
knew
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
methods
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
most
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
nearly
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
O
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
objected
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From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
objectionable
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
opinions
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
other
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
people's
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
Pepton
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
persevered
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
person
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From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
president
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
purpose
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
quiet
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
remonstrated
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
rule
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
rules
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
scarcely
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
see
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
style
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From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
subject
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From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
There
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
violate
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From this reading There was, so far as I know, scarcely a rule of archery that he did not habitually violate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most objectionable person in our club was O. J. Hollingsworth.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He was a good enough fellow in himself, but it was as an archer that we objected to him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With a quiet disregard of other people's ideas about bow-shooting and other people's opinions about himself, he persevered in a style of shooting which appeared absolutely absurd to any one who knew anything of the rules and methods of archery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our president and nearly all of us remonstrated with him, and Pepton even went to see him on the subject, but it was all to no purpose.
