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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 It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
Alec
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
angry
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
animal
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
Artha
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
barred
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
billet
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
called
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
cat
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From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
coon
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
dislodged
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
few
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
frightened
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
fury
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
given
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
GREENHORNS
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
hand
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
haste
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
holding
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
hot
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
I'm
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From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
It's
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From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
lad
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
Lil
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
mad
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From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
off
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
only
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
out
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
poor
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
presently
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
proceeded
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
restraining
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
retreat
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
rush
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
Scotch
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
scratches
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
SHOWING
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
snatching
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
tak
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
thing
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
thinkin
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From this reading It's a mad cat, it is, I'm thinkin'!"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
trifling
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From this reading The 'coon being presently dislodged, after having only given Alec a few trifling scratches, proceeded to retreat in hot haste.
trot
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From this reading "Don't do it, Alec!" he called out, holding up a restraining hand; "let the poor thing trot along.
up
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
vent
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
way
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
WHOO
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From this reading SHOWING THE GREENHORNS "WHOO! tak' him off, Lil Artha!
wood
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From this reading The angry Scotch lad, snatching up another billet of wood, was about to rush after the frightened animal as though to vent his fury upon it, when Lil Artha barred the way.
