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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 There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
Absalom
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
ago
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
air
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
all
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
Amnon
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
ball
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
break
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
brother
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
certain
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
chariot
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
claims
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
clear
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
club
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
country
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
David's
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
dirty
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
discredited
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
DisgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
down
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
drive
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
faction
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
filled
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
fled
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
gat
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
gathering
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
go
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
handcuffs
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
hardest
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
head
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
helped
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
independently
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
Israel
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
jaws
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
keep
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
kill
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
King
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
like
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
limousines
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
lizard
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
made
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
man
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
members
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
moral
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
more
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
mule
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
noble
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
occasion
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
office
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
older
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
other
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
own
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
petticoats
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
president
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
put
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
raising
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
raw
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
rolled
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
rush
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
sagging
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
seen
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
social
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
some
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
sons
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
splashings
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
tail
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
There
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
thousands
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
two
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
umbrellas
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
UNMASKED
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
up
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From this reading There was a great gathering up of petticoats and raising of moral umbrellas to keep clear of the dirty splashings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
Vandeman
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
vice
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From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNMASKED Disgrace was in the air; the country club had seen its vice president in handcuffs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
who'd
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From this reading Here, it was limousines; more than one noble chariot--filled with members of the faction who'd helped to rush Vandeman into office over the claims of older members--rolled discredited down the drive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
world
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
wriggling
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From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
years
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From this reading It made me think of a certain social occasion in Israel some thousands of years ago, when Absalom, at his own party, put a raw one over on his brother Amnon, and all the rest of King David's sons looked at each other with jaws sagging, and "every man gat himself up upon his mule and fled."
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet a ball is the hardest thing in the world to kill; like a lizard, if you break it in two, the head and tail go right on wriggling independently.
