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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 A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
add
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air
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
all
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
any
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
apparatus
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
BAYONETS
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
BOTTOMED
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
brushed
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
business
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
call
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From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
CAVILLING
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CHARGE
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coat
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
covering
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
curled
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
decent
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
described
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
embellishments
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
execute
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
experiments
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FLIGHT
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
foot-stool
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
functions
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
immediately
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From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
ladies
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
lectured
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lecturer
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
LOGICAL
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lyceum
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
more
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
necessary
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
newly
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
notes
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From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
OBJECTIONS
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
once
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
paws
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
personal
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
PHILOSOPHYnounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
placed
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
PLAINLYnounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
Poke
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
presence
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
PRESENTED
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
proceeded
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
public
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
PUT
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
reasonable
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
Reasono
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
REASONSnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
said
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
say
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
seen
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From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
served
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
smoothed
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
solemnized
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
SOME
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
subject
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SUBSTANTIAL
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
table
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From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
tail
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PHILOSOPHY THAT IS BOTTOMED ON SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL—SOME REASONS PLAINLY PRESENTED, AND CAVILLING OBJECTIONS PUT TO FLIGHT BY A CHARGE OF LOGICAL BAYONETS.
true
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
usually
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
well
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From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
whisper
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From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dr. Reasono was quite as reasonable, in the personal embellishments of his lyceum, as any public lecturer I remember to have seen, who was required to execute his functions in the presence of ladies.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If I say that his coat had been brushed, his tail newly curled, and that his air was a little more than usually “solemnized,” as Captain Poke described it in a decent whisper, I believe all will be said that is either necessary or true.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He placed himself behind a foot-stool, which served as a table, smoothed its covering a little with his paws, and at once proceeded to business.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It may be well to add that he lectured without notes, and, as the subject did not immediately call for experiments, without any apparatus.
