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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 STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
Aaron
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all
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
axed
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
beer
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
bits
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
book
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
bottled
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
chandileer
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
collar
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
Dale
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
dance
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
Deportment
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
dicker
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
double
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down
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
dumb
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E
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etiquette
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
floor
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
full
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
Gents
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
get
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
gums
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
hang
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
high
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
Honeypott
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
I'm
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
it's
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
Jesse's
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
lady
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
laughed
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married
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
mat
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
mighty
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
Narrative
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
now
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
only
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
out
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
paid
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
partner
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
policeman
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
press
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
Professor
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
quits
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
reform
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
rolled
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
roller
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
severe
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
sidewalk
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
six
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
soiled
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
some
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
STAMPEDE
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
sweats
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From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know now that when I sweats at a dance I'm not to hang my collar on the chandileer, or press bottled beer on my partner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
threw
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From this reading _Deportment for Gents_ being threw at a policeman and soiled, Dale only paid six bits; but I tossed him double or quits, and come out all right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
tossed
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towels
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
town
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tried
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use
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Vancouver
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
wash
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
wife
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From this reading As to the book, it's wrote mighty high and severe by Professor Aaron E. Honeypott, but when I tried some on my wife she laughed so she rolled on the floor.
wipe
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From this reading If ever I get to a town I'm to take the outside of the sidewalk, wipe my gums on the mat, and wash before I use them roller towels.
wrote
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yearnings
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE _Jesse's Narrative_ Being married to a lady, and full of dumb yearnings for reform, I axed Dale when he was down to Vancouver to dicker for a book on etiquette.
