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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 GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
affairs
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
All
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From this reading All the Hollbacks was sailors.
always
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
astonishment
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
away
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Bill
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
can't
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
done
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
fire
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From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
frying-pan
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From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
fur
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
get
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
hang
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
Hollbacks
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From this reading All the Hollbacks was sailors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
I've
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
isn't
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
jumped
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From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
Looks
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From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
lots
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
nice
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
o
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
Old
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
out
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
perlice
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
recovered
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
remarked
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
river
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
sailors
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From this reading All the Hollbacks was sailors.
see
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
smell
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
speak
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
state
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
sufficiently
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
WANTED
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the Hollbacks was sailors.
water
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From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Looks as if we had jumped from the frying-pan into the fire.”
Well
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
whispered
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From this reading GEORGE IS WANTED “Well, this is a nice state of affairs, isn’t it?” whispered George, when he had recovered sufficiently from his astonishment to speak.
work
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye see, I always hang out on the river--can’t get away from the smell o’ the water.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” remarked Old Bill, “I’ve done lots of work fur them perlice.
