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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 THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
admit
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From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
began
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From this reading Then Mr. Elliott began to speak soberly.
bound
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From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
boy
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
course
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From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
Dick
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Dick's
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
docks
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draw
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From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
Elliott
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From this reading Then Mr. Elliott began to speak soberly.
father
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former
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friend
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friendly
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
gentlemen
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gone
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good
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
how
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
INSTRUCTOR
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
lather
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
laughed
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man
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
Monday
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
Mr
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From this reading Then Mr. Elliott began to speak soberly.
much
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Naturally
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
OPINIONS
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other
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
piece
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
question
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related
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relish
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replied
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
said
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
seems
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
serious
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Slynn
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
soberly
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From this reading Then Mr. Elliott began to speak soberly.
speak
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From this reading Then Mr. Elliott began to speak soberly.
splendid
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
tackling
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
Then
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From this reading Then Mr. Elliott began to speak soberly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
together
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
turn
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two
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uncle
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very
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From this reading 'He seems very friendly with this boy Slynn,' said Dick's lather.
walked
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
way
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
work
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR As Dick's father and uncle walked towards the docks, the former related with much relish how Dick had gone to work to do his friend a good turn, and the two gentlemen laughed over Dick's serious way of tackling the question.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
yes
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From this reading 'Oh yes, yes, of course; that, I admit, would be bound to draw them together,' said the other.
younger
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From this reading 'Naturally, after the splendid piece of work they did together the other Monday,' replied the younger man.
