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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 Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
appreciate
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
auto
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
away
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From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
Bess
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
calumniesplural nounUS /ˈkæləmniz/
false statements intended to damage someone’s reputation
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
car
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
carelessly
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
Colorado
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
couldn't
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From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
daughter
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
Dick
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From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
Donnie
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
enough
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
fellows
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
few
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
get
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From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
getting
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
Holcombe
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
Holcombes
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From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
how
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
incidentally
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
indeed
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
knew
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
Larry
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
layer
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From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
man
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
met
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
minutes
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
Oddly
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
out
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
people
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
perhaps
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
Pullman
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
purposeful
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From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
railroad
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
really
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
richest
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
runaway
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
said
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
second
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From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
see
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
shaken
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
spreading
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
summer
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From this reading Bess Holcombe met him last summer out in Colorado, you know, and, incidentally, he saved her life on a runaway car――no, not an auto――a Pullman on the railroad.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
uncovered
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From this reading Again Dick uncovered that purposeful second layer.
Underhill's
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From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
very
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
well
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From this reading Oddly enough, after the first few minutes, Larry found himself getting along very well indeed with the daughter of, perhaps, the richest man he had ever shaken hands with.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You couldn’t tell the Holcombes anything against him, and get away with it.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see,” he said to one of the fellows who he knew had been carelessly spreading Underhill’s calumnies; “you see how people who really know Donnie appreciate him.
