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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 had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
again
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
black
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
bumming
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From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
day
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
defiant
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
denim
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I'll do something worth while."
don't
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From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
else
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From this reading I'll go some place else.
flannels
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
fleet
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
go
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From this reading I'll go some place else.
greasy
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
Griffin
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
hotel
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
Howard
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
I'll
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From this reading I'll go some place else.
I've
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From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
jolly
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
jumper
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
just
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From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
know
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From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
long
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
looked
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
mechanic
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
motor-boat
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
Ontario
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
overalls
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
parading
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
past
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
place
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From this reading I'll go some place else.
Plato
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
see
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
shiny
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
skull-cap
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
some
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From this reading I'll go some place else.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I'll do something worth while."
summer
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
sweating
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
tender
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
up
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
vizor
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From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
want
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From this reading He had muttered: "I don't want Them to know I've just been bumming around.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And I'll do something worth while."
white
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From this reading One day he had looked up, sweating and greasy, to see Howard Griffin, of Plato, parading past in white flannels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been a jolly mechanic again, in denim overalls and jumper and a defiant black skull-cap with long, shiny vizor; the tender of the motor-boat fleet at an Ontario summer hotel.
worth
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From this reading And I'll do something worth while."
