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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 A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
aloud
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
amusement
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I've got a splitting headache as it is."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
beginning
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
broken
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
burst
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
captor
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
content
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
Dashwood
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
Dennis
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
directly
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
effect
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
French
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
Friend
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
genuine
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
goodness
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From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
got
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From this reading I've got a splitting headache as it is."
gravely
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
headache
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From this reading I've got a splitting headache as it is."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
I've
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From this reading I've got a splitting headache as it is."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've got a splitting headache as it is."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
judgment
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
know
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
lad
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
laugh
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
laughed
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
leave
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
like
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From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
mouth
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
Need
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
off
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
officer
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
other
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
quickly
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
quite
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
quiver
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
rat
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From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
replied
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From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
said
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
shake
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From this reading "But have the goodness not to shake me like a rat.
shell
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
side
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From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
splitting
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From this reading I've got a splitting headache as it is."
still
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
suffering
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
tailed
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
there
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am quite content to leave that to the judgment of your officer, my friend," replied Dennis in French.
voice
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From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Friend in Need Dennis Dashwood laughed aloud, but though there was genuine amusement in his voice at the beginning, it quickly tailed off into a broken quiver, for the lad was still suffering from the effect of the shell burst.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will laugh on the other side of your mouth directly, if I know anything," said his captor gravely.
