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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 "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
acquiescence
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From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
awfully
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From this reading "Thanks awfully," was Leslie’s comment.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
brother
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
busman's
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
coaxingly
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From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
comment
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From this reading "Thanks awfully," was Leslie’s comment.
eh
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
ended
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From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
Experience
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From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
holiday
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
I'll
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From this reading "Well--I’ll see."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
invariably
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From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
Jack
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From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
Jack's
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From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
Leslie
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From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
Leslie's
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From this reading "Thanks awfully," was Leslie’s comment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
regarding
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
rejoined
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
see
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From this reading "Well--I’ll see."
Sefton
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From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
smile
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
sort
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
sport
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From this reading "Be a sport, Jack!" exclaimed Leslie Sefton coaxingly.
sub
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
take
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
taught
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From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
Thanks
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From this reading "Thanks awfully," was Leslie’s comment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Experience had taught him that Jack’s "I’ll see" invariably ended in acquiescence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
tolerant
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thanks awfully," was Leslie’s comment.
Well
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From this reading "Well--I’ll see."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
young
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From this reading "And take a sort of busman’s holiday, eh?" rejoined the sub, regarding his young brother with a tolerant smile.
