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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 "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
all
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
Bagsby
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
CAMP
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That'll take a week!" cried Johnny impatiently.
decent
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
digging
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
diggings
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
fishing
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
get
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From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
git
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
going
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From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
got
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From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
grub
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
hosses
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
hunting
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
impatiently
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From this reading "That'll take a week!" cried Johnny impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
Johnny
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From this reading "That'll take a week!" cried Johnny impatiently.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
liked
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
month
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
more
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
most
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
night
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
opposed
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
out
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
PORCUPINE
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
ready
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From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
reg'lar
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
rich
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
said
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
some
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
stay
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
strenuously
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That'll take a week!" cried Johnny impatiently.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
That'll
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From this reading "That'll take a week!" cried Johnny impatiently.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
there
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
there's
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
want
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE PORCUPINE We should all have liked to start right in digging, but Bagsby strenuously opposed this.
week
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From this reading "That'll take a week!" cried Johnny impatiently.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
yere
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
yore
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From this reading You've got make a decent camp, and a stockade for the hosses at night; and if you want yore grub to last you more than a month there's got to be some reg'lar hunting and fishing done."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
you're
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From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
you've
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From this reading And if you're going to do that, you've got to get a good ready.
You-all
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From this reading "You-all have a rich diggings yere," said he; "and you want to stay a while and git the most there is out of them.
