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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 Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
ANGRY
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
answered
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, you are, eh?” sneered Lon Bates.
Bates
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From this reading “Oh, you are, eh?” sneered Lon Bates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
Bill
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
buck
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
calmly
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
chaps
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
choofer
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From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
COLONEL
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
conduct
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
Dart
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
doesn't
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
eh
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From this reading “Oh, you are, eh?” sneered Lon Bates.
Ellison
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
fresh
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
gentleman
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From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
given
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From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
hadn't
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From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
house-boat
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
hundredth
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
inch
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From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
just
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
lately
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
Lon
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From this reading “Oh, you are, eh?” sneered Lon Bates.
manner
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
manœuvred
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
mean
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
now
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, you are, eh?” sneered Lon Bates.
pay
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
rascals
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
Reindeer
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
rested
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
Ripley
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
showing
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
sneered
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From this reading “Oh, you are, eh?” sneered Lon Bates.
Stiles
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From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bill Stiles had manœuvred in such a manner that the “Dart” now rested between the “Reindeer” and house-boat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
Thornton
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
thundered
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
time
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
too
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
up
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
we're
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
Well
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From this reading “Well,” answered Bill, calmly, “those Thornton chaps have been too fresh lately, and we’re just showing them for about the hundredth time that it doesn’t pay to buck up against Ripley.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
wouldn't
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From this reading “If it hadn’t been for this gentleman and his choofer, I wouldn’t have given you an inch.”
wrathfully
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
young
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS ANGRY “What do you mean by such conduct, you young rascals?” thundered Colonel Ellison, wrathfully.
