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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 Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
almost
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
appear
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
b'lieve
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From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
boy
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
business
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
characteristic
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
comes
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
curious
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
dignity
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
diligence
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
discovered
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
don't
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From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
early
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
effort
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
em
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From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
explanations
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
failings
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
gravely
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
integrity
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
it's
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
judicial
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
lad
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
lawyer's
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
level
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
matters
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
Mister
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
model
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
office
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
rectitude
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
said
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
spinnin
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From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
trust
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From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
truth
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From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
upset
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
Whimple
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
William
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From this reading Whimple early discovered that William was not a model of integrity, diligence, and rectitude.
William's
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From this reading Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
yarns
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From this reading But when it comes to spinnin' yarns, nobody don't have to b'lieve 'em.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can trust me to tell the truth and do the right thing.
young
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From this reading "When it comes to business matters, Mister Whimple," he said with a dignity that almost upset the young lawyer's effort to appear gravely judicial, "it's me on the level.
