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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 Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
Any
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
boiler
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
call
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
chest
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From this reading See?” </p> <p> And he struck me lightly on the chest for emphasis.
clear
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From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
cleared
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
couldnnounUS /couldn/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
don
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From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
eighteen
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
emphasis
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engine-drivers
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
fellow
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From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
funnel
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
gets
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
give
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
lightly
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From this reading See?” </p> <p> And he struck me lightly on the chest for emphasis.
likely
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
likes
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See?” </p> <p> And he struck me lightly on the chest for emphasis.
mean
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From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
mechanic
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
month
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
objects
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See?” </p> <p> And he struck me lightly on the chest for emphasis.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
out
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
p
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From this reading See?” </p> <p> And he struck me lightly on the chest for emphasis.
pounds
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
rdquo
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rsquo
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
s
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
Scotch
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See
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
smashing
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
some
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See?” </p> <p> And he struck me lightly on the chest for emphasis.
t
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And ever since it has been the same thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
trade
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From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
understands
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From this reading But this fellow understands his trade, and I don’t mean him to clear out.
vagabond
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
ve
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
word
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From this reading I give you my word that some of the objects I’ve had for engine-drivers couldn’t tell the boiler from the funnel.
Yankee
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From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Any Scotch or Yankee vagabond that likes to call himself a mechanic out here gets eighteen pounds a month, and the next you know he’s cleared out, after smashing something as likely as not.
