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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 ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
ACHE
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
affairs
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
allowing
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
back
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
beef
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
blue
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
boiled
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
Britt
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
cabbage
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
came
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
corned
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
day
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
destined
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
digested
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
dinner
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
economized
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
Emissary
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
Files
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
forth
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
fuel
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
general
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
hint
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
hopes
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
imaginative
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
intractable
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
KNUCKLES
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
Landlord
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
lips
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
made
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pangs took his mind off the other affairs.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
much
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
off
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From this reading His pangs took his mind off the other affairs.
office
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
Orne
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
other
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From this reading His pangs took his mind off the other affairs.
pallid
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
pangs
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From this reading His pangs took his mind off the other affairs.
particularly
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
political
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
premonitory
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
pride
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
project
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
proposition
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
punishment
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
RAPPED
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
set
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
skinched
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
soggy
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
stomach
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
suffer
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
sufficiently
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pangs took his mind off the other affairs.
tough
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
underdone
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
up
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From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
valentine
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
various
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From this reading Mr. Britt, back in his office, allowing his various affairs to be digested--his dinner, his political project, the valentine--his hopes in general--found that soggy cabbage to be a particularly tough proposition.
view
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From this reading He was not sufficiently imaginative to view his punishment by the intractable cabbage as a premonitory hint that he was destined to suffer as much in his pride as he did in his stomach.
waddling
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From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES Landlord Files set forth a boiled dinner that day; he skinched on corned beef and made up on cabbage; but he economized on fuel, and the cabbage was underdone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was pallid and his lips were blue when Emissary Orne came waddling into the office.
