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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 Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
agitated
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
away
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
battle
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
Bellona
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
Challoner
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
clinging
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
Club
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
death
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
deserted
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
Dick
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
disagreeable
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
doubtful
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
Dr
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
dress-shirt
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
fact
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
felt
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
Fentiman
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
gasping
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
General
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
glance
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
grandson
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
grotesque
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
half-dried
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
hurried
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
indecent
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
intimates
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
jaws
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
knew
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
known
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
lather
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
library
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
members
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
men
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
midst
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
more
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
much
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
neurasthenia
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
occurrence
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
Only
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
Out
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
outrage
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
owing
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
part
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
Penberthy
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
Queen
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
second
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
Secretary
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
see
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
senior
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From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
sense
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
sent
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
Somme
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
spare
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
stiffener
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
still
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
Tin-Tummy
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
too
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
took
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From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
trousers
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From this reading The Club Secretary hurried in, in his dress-shirt and trousers, the half-dried lather still clinging to his jaws.
waiter
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From this reading After one glance he sent an agitated waiter to see if Dr. Penberthy was still in the Club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _The Queen Is Out_ It is doubtful which occurrence was more disagreeable to the senior members of the Bellona Club--the grotesque death of General Fentiman in their midst or the indecent neurasthenia of his grandson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick Challoner--known to his intimates as Tin-Tummy Challoner, owing to the fact that he had been fitted with a spare part after the second battle of the Somme--took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.
younger
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From this reading Only the younger men felt no sense of outrage; they knew too much.
