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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 In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
came
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From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
Canada
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
Cars
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From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
Casey
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
chant
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From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
Cheer
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From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
color
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
dust
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From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
far
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
gone
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
greasy
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
grin
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
heat
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From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
Irish
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
license
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
Mexico
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
month
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
Needles
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
old
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
plate
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
qualm
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From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
rim
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
searching
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
seen
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
slogan
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From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
some
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From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
souls
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
squint
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
staleness
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From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
State
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
Stetson
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
tribulation
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From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
Union
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From this reading In a month Casey had seen the color of every State license plate in the Union, and some from Canada and Mexico.
up
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From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
way
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cars came and cars went, in heat and dust and some tribulation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
words
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From this reading From Needles way they came, searching their souls for words to tell Casey what they thought of it as far as they had gone.
worst
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From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Casey would squint up at them from under the rim of his greasy old Stetson and grin his Irish grin.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come," he would chant, with never a qualm at the staleness of the slogan.
