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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 Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
bad
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because people broke their necks with cars.
boys
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From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
broke
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From this reading Because people broke their necks with cars.
car
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From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
cars
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From this reading Because people broke their necks with cars.
college
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From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
Doris
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
football
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From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
go
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From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
going
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From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
impossible
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
just
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
kept
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From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
Likewise
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From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
man
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
Martin
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
Martins
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From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
moderate
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From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
necks
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From this reading Because people broke their necks with cars.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
notwithstanding
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From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
people
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From this reading Because people broke their necks with cars.
prosperity
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From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
said
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
sort
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From this reading Mr. Martin was not a bad sort of man, he was just (as Doris said) impossible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Martins, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, kept no car.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
wanted
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From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
way
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From this reading Because he wanted to go in for football and in that way boys broke their necks.
Westy
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From this reading Likewise, notwithstanding their moderate prosperity, Westy was not going to go to college.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Because people broke their necks with cars.
