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adventures
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From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
ages
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From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
Beaten
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE INQUISITION.
Boy
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bullied
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bully
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From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
butcher's
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
come
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continue
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corner
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Donnan
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down
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earlier
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excursion
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foot
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From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
General
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ground
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
held
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From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
hero
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
history
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
INQUISITIONnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading BEFORE THE INQUISITION.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
just
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From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
lay
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
Napoleon
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natural
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Nipper
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From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
numbers
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
parks
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From this reading Beaten down by numbers, the hero lay on the ground at the corner of the butcher's parks.
perhaps
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right
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From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
Smith
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Smoutchy
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somewhat
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From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Nipper Donnan stood over him and held him down with his foot.
tale
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE INQUISITION.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were just the right ages for bully and bullied.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this excursion into the natural history of the Smoutchy Boy, which perhaps ought to have come somewhat earlier in the history, we continue the tale of the adventures of General Napoleon Smith.
