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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 SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
accent
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From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
Boer
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
brother
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
chum
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From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
contrasted
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
deliberate
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
dialect
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
Dudley
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
fact
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
filled
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
first
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From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
forcibly
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
guessed
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
incisive
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
irritated
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
leisurely
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
LIONESS
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
MACGREGOR
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
manner
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
measure
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
noticed
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
ominous
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From this reading It sounded ominous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
particularly
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
past
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
pipe
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
pocket
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
pulled
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
quick
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
referred
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
repeated
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From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
Rhodesian
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
Robert
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
Scots
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
slow
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
sounded
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From this reading It sounded ominous.
SPOFFORTH
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
subaltern
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
tense
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From this reading Dudley noticed particularly that MacGregor had referred to his brother in the past tense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
tobacco
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From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
way
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
Wilmshurst's
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From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SPOFFORTH, MACGREGOR, AND THE LIONESS Robert MacGregor pulled a pipe from his pocket and leisurely filled it with Boer tobacco.
word
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From this reading "Was a chum?" he repeated with an accent on the first word.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His slow, deliberate way contrasted forcibly with Wilmshurst's quick, incisive manner; his slow dialect would have irritated the subaltern beyond measure but for the fact that he guessed the Rhodesian to be of Scots descent.
