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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 He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
also
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
approached
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
blaze
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
BOBS
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
chums
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
comes
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
detect
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
drop
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
eyes
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
feasting
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
fire
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
fishin
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
GRIMES
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
guessed
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
happened
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
hereabouts
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
Howdy
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
humor
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
I'd
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
like
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
liked
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From this reading Somehow Max liked his manner of speech.
love
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
manner
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From this reading Somehow Max liked his manner of speech.
Max
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
OBED
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow Max liked his manner of speech.
often
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
other
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
said
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
sat
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
see
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
slowly
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow Max liked his manner of speech.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
sparkling
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From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
speech
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From this reading Somehow Max liked his manner of speech.
spot
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
spread
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
strangers
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
summer
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
Taint
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
thar
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He also thought he could detect something like a love for humor in those sparkling eyes.
three
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
two
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
UP
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From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
way
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From this reading 'Taint often anybody comes up this way, though to be sure thar was two gentlemen fishin' hereabouts last summer."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading OBED GRIMES BOBS UP "Howdy, strangers!" said the other, as he slowly approached the spot where Max and his three chums still sat around the fire, feasting on their spread.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
yah
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
yer
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From this reading "I happened to see yer blaze, and guessed I'd drop in to see who yah might be.
