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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 Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
able
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
ain't
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
American
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From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
back
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
balky
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
begins
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
best
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From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
camp
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
cayuse
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
cold
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
considered
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
days
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
don't
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
ettikit
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
Folks
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
fur
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
Garland
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
geography
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From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
goes
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
Got
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
humanity
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From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
hungry
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
insultin
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
it's
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
like
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
logic
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From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
lost
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
mountains
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
mule
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
out
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
puts
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
said
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
schooling
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From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
soon
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
speak
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
spent
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
summer
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
talk
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From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
talkin
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the best schooling in geography and logic and American humanity that I ever had.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
three
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
too
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From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
way
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'"We don't like parlor talk out here," she said; "it ain't considered good ettikit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
whole
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From this reading "'I went on as soon as I was able, and spent the whole summer on the back of a cayuse.
wolf
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From this reading Got lost in the mountains; went hungry and cold like the wolf, as Garland puts it, for three days; had to think my way back to camp.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Folks don't mind a little, but if it goes too fur it's considered insultin' an' everybody begins to speak to ye like he was talkin' to a balky mule."
