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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 just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
ask
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
Aunt
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
back
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
begging
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
boy
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
Burlin'ton
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
came
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
don't
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
find
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From this reading It'll tell you where to find me, an' then you come to where it says.”
findin
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
git
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
go
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
Harvey
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
hunt
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
I'd
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From this reading “I'd ruther go with you,” Lem said wistfully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It'll tell you where to find me, an' then you come to where it says.”
It'll
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From this reading It'll tell you where to find me, an' then you come to where it says.”
just
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
keep
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
Lem
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
Lemuel
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
letter
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
mouth
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
night
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
Now
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
post-office
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
Redding
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
ruther
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From this reading “I'd ruther go with you,” Lem said wistfully.
said
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From this reading “I'd ruther go with you,” Lem said wistfully.
says
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From this reading It'll tell you where to find me, an' then you come to where it says.”
shut
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
Sue
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
taken
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From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It'll tell you where to find me, an' then you come to where it says.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
then
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From this reading It'll tell you where to find me, an' then you come to where it says.”
there
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
there's
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
trouble
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
up
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
week
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From this reading “You just keep your mouth shut, an' in a week or so you come to Burlin'ton an' hunt me up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
window
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
wistfully
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From this reading “I'd ruther go with you,” Lem said wistfully.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I'd ruther go with you,” Lem said wistfully.
won't
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From this reading You won't have no trouble findin' where the post-office in Burlin'ton is, an' when you git there you go to the window, an' ask if there's a letter for Lemuel Redding.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, don't you go an' let on to your Aunt Sue, Lem,” Harvey told the boy that night when Lem came begging to be taken back.
