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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
any
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
ben
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
Blunt
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
Cademy
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
call
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
Capt'in
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cibilians
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
close
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
commandan
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
cused
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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
dat
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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
Didn't
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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
dis
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
Drake
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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
feared
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
fer
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
fines
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
gemman
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
goin
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
Grice
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
happened
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
Harry
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
He'd
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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
known
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
knows
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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
lyin
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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.
man
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
Mistah
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
months
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
niggah
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
ole
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
other
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
RESIGNS
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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
seberal
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
son
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
stealin
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
Stonewell
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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
suh
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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
ter
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
tole
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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
town
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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
yo
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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?
zamnations
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From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?
