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all
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
assured
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From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
back
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
broken
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From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
childish
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From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
committed
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From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
dastardly
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From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
English
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From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
enough
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
fall
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
fashion
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
Friend
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
gesticulations
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
good
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From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
greatest
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From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
grimaces
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
intentions
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From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
knew
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
language
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
meaning
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
nouns
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
obliged
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
once
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
outrage
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From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
pain
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From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
pronounced
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
repeat
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From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
said
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
see
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From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
smiled
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From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
strangest
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
talked
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From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
thanked
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From this reading And at that, though in the greatest pain--as I could see--he smiled and thanked me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
took
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
verbs
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From this reading He knew nouns enough to express his meaning, but this was all of our language that he had, and for verbs he was obliged to fall back upon grimaces and gesticulations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I assured him of my good intentions, that I was no friend of those who had committed so dastardly an outrage.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not repeat word for word the childish broken English that he talked.
word
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From this reading "Friend?" said he; and though he pronounced the word in the strangest fashion, I at once took his meaning.
