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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 He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
absurdly
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
all
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From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
attitude
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
chaps
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
collar
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
commotion
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
concert-pitch
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
don't
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
drunk
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
expressed
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
eyes
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
fed
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From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
fighting
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From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
fighting-man
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
figure
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
got
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
I'm
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From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
khaki
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
little
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
looked
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
lunch-time
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
Major
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
mucked
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From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
nonsense
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From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
object
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From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
only
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
possess
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
rebellious
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
rubbed
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
sat
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
secrecy
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From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
shirt-tails
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
sleeping-sack
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
tell
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From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
tie
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From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
time
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t mind the fighting; what I object to is this being mucked about by everybody.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
true
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
unconscious
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
up
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From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The true attitude of the fighting-man towards this concert-pitch commotion was expressed by the Major, when he sat up in his sleeping-sack and rubbed his eyes at lunch-time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He looked an absurdly rebellious little figure in his khaki shirt-tails and without a tie or collar.
wonder
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you what it is; I’m fed up with all this secrecy and nonsense.
you're
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From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I don’t wonder that the chaps got drunk; when you’re unconscious is the only time that you possess yourself.
