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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 AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
affair
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
all
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
Army
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
ascribed
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
believe
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
blossomed
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book
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
boy
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
brains
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
cast
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
commission
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
completed
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
considered
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
couple
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course
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
cricket
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
doubtless
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
dwell
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
enemies
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
error
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
events
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
explain
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
father
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
First
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
getting
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
happened
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
HEMMED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
Henderson
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
how
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
importance
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
judgment
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
kind
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
lack
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
leaving
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
LIFE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
man
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
masters
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
modest
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
modesty
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
much
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
nearly
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
ordinary
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
person
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
prevented
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
propose
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
reason
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
regarded
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Sandhurst
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From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
say
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
school
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
some
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
STORY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
teeth
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
TIGER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "LIFE STORY OF A TIGER" "HEMMED IN" ETC.
time
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
too
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
very
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
Walter
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On events which prevented my getting a commission in the Army, after nearly having completed my course at Sandhurst, I do not propose to dwell.
whole
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From this reading At the time I considered the whole affair to be an error of judgment, though my father ascribed it to lack of brains and too much cricket.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
write
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From this reading I say this with all modesty, though my enemies will doubtless cast it in my teeth that no modest man would write a book about himself.
years
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From this reading First of all, I must explain how it happened that I, Walter Henderson, whom, I have every reason to believe, my masters regarded as a very ordinary kind of boy, should have blossomed within a couple of years of leaving school into a person of some importance.
