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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 AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
all
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From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
approvingly
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
back
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
big
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Bill
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
boy
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Brace
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
bring
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
concluded
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
concluding
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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
decided
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
DENIAL
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you do it?"
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How did you do it?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Farley's
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Fred's
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
gave
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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
How
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From this reading "How did you do it?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
interview
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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Joe
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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
land
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From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
leave
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
mornin
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
mother
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
Mr
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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
much
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
night
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
own
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From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
rich
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From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
said
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Sam
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
see
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
stay
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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
story
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
suspicion
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
that'll
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From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
UNLOOKED-FOR
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
won't
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
Wright
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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How did you do it?"
You've
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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.
