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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 I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
all
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From this reading "Oh! all right!
altercation
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
asleep
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
baskets
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
bit
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From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
Brownsmith's
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
creaking
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
damage
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From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
deal
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
didn't
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
dropped
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
dusk
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
find
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
growing
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
I'll
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From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
Ike
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
keep
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
latter
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
lay
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
loud
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
master
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
moved
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
obeyed
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
off
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! all right!
Old
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
orders
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
pain
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
pay
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From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! all right!
said
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
saying
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
says
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
soon
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
stand
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From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not a bit, Ike; and I'll make you pay for the damage as sure as I stand here."
tain't
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
there
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
use
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
very
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
voice
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
Well
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From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
willingly
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From this reading I obeyed his orders very willingly and lay still in a good deal of pain; but I must soon have dropped off asleep for a while, waking to find it growing dusk.
window
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From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The window was still open; and through it I could hear the creaking of baskets as they were moved, and Old Brownsmith's voice in loud altercation with Ike.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, there," said the latter, "'tain't no use for me to keep on saying I didn't, master, if you says I did."
