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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
America
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
attention
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
attracted
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
better
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
brother
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
call
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
CLAIBORNES
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From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
Dick
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From this reading “’Tis he, the unknown, Dick.”
door
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
doubly
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From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
Englishman
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From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
exclaimed
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
fellow
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
flushed
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
girl
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
glanced
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
hat
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “’Tis he, the unknown, Dick.”
head
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
laughing
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
like
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
manners
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
Naulahka
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From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
out
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
persistence
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
punch
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From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
restaurant
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
say
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
see
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
shoulder
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
slightly
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
started
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
table
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
Tis
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From this reading “’Tis he, the unknown, Dick.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
turning
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
unknown
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From this reading “’Tis he, the unknown, Dick.”
WASHINGTON
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From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
white-plumed
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From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE CLAIBORNES, OF WASHINGTON —the Englishman who is not an Englishman and therefore doubly incomprehensible.—_The Naulahka_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl with the white-plumed hat started and flushed slightly, and her brother glanced over his shoulder toward the restaurant door to see what had attracted her attention.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In America I should call him out and punch his head, but over here—” “Over here you have better manners,” replied the girl, laughing.
young
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From this reading “I must say I like his persistence!” exclaimed the young fellow, turning again to the table.
