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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 devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
again
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
all
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
also
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
BAD
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
becoming
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
Blades
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
bright
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
business
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
Chippy
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
CHIPPY'S
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
devoted
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
doing
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
early
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
employed
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
employer
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
fairly
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
fishmonger's
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
followers
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
game
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
gentleman
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
hard
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
heart
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
hit
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
honestly
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
laws
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
meant
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
moment
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
morning
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
Mr
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
next
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
now
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
o'clock
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
off
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
only
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
play
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
practice
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
prosperous
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
put
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
ran
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
reel
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
said
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
scout
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
secondary
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
seen
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
seven
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
shop
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
soul
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
streak
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
streets
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
strove
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
TIME
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
told
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
town
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
true
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From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
turned
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From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
uncommonly
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
up
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
very
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
way
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From this reading His employer, Mr. Blades, was in a fairly prosperous way of business in one of the secondary streets of the town.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
weather
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From this reading But now and again he ran up against a hard streak of weather in doing this, and he hit an uncommonly hard streak the very next morning.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At seven o'clock he turned up bright and early at the fishmonger's shop where he was employed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had devoted himself heart and soul to becoming a true scout, who is also a true gentleman, and he not only could reel off the laws by heart, but, as we have seen, he honestly strove to put them into practice at every moment.
word
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From this reading CHIPPY'S BAD TIME When Chippy told his followers that they must play the game all the time, he meant every word that he said.
