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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 For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
affected
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
angry
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From this reading For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
awfully
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From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
Bently
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
Brown
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
cat
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
disputes
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
down
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
fresh-fallen
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
full
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
funny
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From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
harshness
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
hated
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
hates
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
late
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
Luck
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
man
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From this reading For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
Martinson
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From this reading For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
minutes
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
once
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
parting
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
peaceable
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From this reading For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
Personally
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From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
picture
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
placatingly
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From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
repented
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
ruffled
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
run
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
smoked
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
smoothing
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
snow
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
some
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
speak
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
taken
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
temper
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
tirade
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
too
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
trial
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
trouble
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
two
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From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
unpleasantly
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
version
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From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
viewing
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From this reading He had taken some trouble in smoothing down the ruffled temper of Bently Brown, even before viewing the trial run of the picture.
walk
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From this reading Martinson hated disputes as a cat hates to walk in fresh-fallen snow, and the parting tirade of Bently Brown had affected him unpleasantly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a peaceable man, Martinson was angry.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For a full two minutes Luck smoked and did not speak, and as he had done once before, Martinson repented his harshness when it was too late.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Personally, your version struck me as awfully funny," he began placatingly.
