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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 M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
Bandy-legs
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
beat
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
bringing
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From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
can't
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
Carson
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
Chicago
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
chum
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comes
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From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
coming
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From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
Company
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Donohue
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
dose
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
down
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
Evergreen
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
fact
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
funeral
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From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
getting
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
gloomy
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From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
heavy
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
higher
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
inhabitant
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
Jucklin
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From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
latest
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looks
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M
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Max
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
More
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From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
New
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
news
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From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
now
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
office
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old
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
oldest
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
post
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rain
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From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
report
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
River
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
say
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From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
some
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
spring
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
stage
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From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
stars
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
then
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
Toby
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From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
town
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From this reading "My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
weather
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
What's
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can't remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here comes our chum, Toby Jucklin, and he looks as if he might be bringing some news with him.
York
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From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago -------- New York "What's the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?"
