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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 Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
all
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From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
anxious
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From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
any
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
begun
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From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
bit
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
brush
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
circle
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
comet
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From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
dart
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
get
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From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
going
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
happened
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
Hereafter
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
hour
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
laid
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From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
lasso
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
like
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From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
loop
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
lot
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From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
MindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
now
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
Peters
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From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
pointed
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
space
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From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
steady
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
straight
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
then
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
there
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thirty
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From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
together
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
travel
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
warn't
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
way
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
Well
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From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
whizzing
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From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
Why
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From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
years
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From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
