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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 We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
appointment
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
bar
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
bill
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
Chance
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
consummated
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
custom
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
deal
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
drank
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
drink
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
early
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
establishment
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
evident
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
Frank
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
French
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
Heinhold
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
Heinhold's
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
house
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From this reading But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
invited
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
Johnny
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
just
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
logical
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
men
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
met
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
Monday
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
money
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
owned
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
paid
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
piece
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
received
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
receives
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
sale
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
saloon
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
seller
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
surprise
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From this reading But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
trade
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
transactions
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From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
treated
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From this reading I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.
waited
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.
wet
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From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
why
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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?
