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1920
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
20
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
addition
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
AnybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Author of “You Ask Anybody,” “Cow Country,” Etc.
appeared
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
Ask
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
Author
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bacon
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bed
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box
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bust
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From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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Casey
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
coal-oil
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coffee
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considerable
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
Country
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Cow
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December
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
decided
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dough
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down
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From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
drove
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empty
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ends
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
Etc
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fate
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filled
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
flour
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Ford
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
good-by
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
got
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hard
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
inspected
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
issue
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
Magazine
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
meditated
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From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
men
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
mixes
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
necessities
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “You Ask Anybody,” “Cow Country,” Etc.
other
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
out
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From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
pair
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
philanthropy
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
poker
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
Popular
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
put
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radiator
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
rolled
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
Ryan
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
salt
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securely
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sleep
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From this reading “Might bust down and have to sleep out,” he meditated.
small
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socks
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
sour
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sour-dough
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
squinted
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
started
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
story
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From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
sun
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tarp
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
tied
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
Tonopah
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up
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various
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From this reading He rolled his bed in the tarp and tied it securely, put flour, bacon, coffee, salt, and various other small necessities of life into a box, inspected his sour-dough can and decided to empty it and start over again if hard fate drove him to sour dough.
water
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
waved
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From this reading Casey waved good-by to the men from Tonopah, squinted up at the sun, and got a coal-oil can of water and filled the radiator of his Ford.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This story appeared in the December 20, 1920 issue of The Popular Magazine.] “Casey” Ryan mixes a little philanthropy with considerable poker and ends where he started--with the addition of a pair of socks
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Author of “You Ask Anybody,” “Cow Country,” Etc.
