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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 almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
all
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From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
almost
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From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
amiability
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From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
Artie
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From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
Artie's
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
bandaged
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
boy
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From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
careful
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
chatting
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
delicacy
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From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
drew
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
end
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
facing
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
foot
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
friends
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
girl's
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From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
go
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From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
impossible
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From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
legs
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
likeable
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From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
made
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From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
other
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
quarrel
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From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
right
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From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
said
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From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
sat
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
seat
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had almost a girl’s delicacy and an amiability that made him likeable to every one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
touch
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
troop
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From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
two
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From this reading And so these two friends sat one at either end of the seat facing each other and chatting.
up
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
wanted
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From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
Westy
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From this reading Westy drew his legs up onto the seat, careful not to touch Artie’s bandaged foot.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Artie was the one boy in all the troop whom it was impossible to quarrel with.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, but you wanted to go all right,” said Westy.
