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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 He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
alarm
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
Ball
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From this reading --The Rapogenus Ball.
breathless
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
camp
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
Castonia
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
CHEESE
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
chopping
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
cookee
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
door
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From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
down
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
drove
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From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
Dwight
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
eager
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
excuse
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
fresh-arrived
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
Gawd
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
gazed
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
gents
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
haste
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
hot
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
Ide
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
interruption
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
latch
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From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
loose
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
meet
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
mercy
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
mister
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
NEEDED
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
nervous
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
partner
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
please
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
Rapogenus
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From this reading --The Rapogenus Ball.
RIND
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
Rodburd
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
safe
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
saw
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
SHARP
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
sliver
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From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
sluice
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
some
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
summoned
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From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
TEETH
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
turn
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
up
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From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Wade, summoned down from the chopping by a breathless cookee to meet his partner, gazed upon these nervous, eager precautions in some alarm.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
Wade
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
wangan
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
well
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From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rodburd Ide, fresh-arrived from Castonia in hot haste, saw well to it that he and Dwight Wade were safe from interruption in the wangan camp.
wood-box
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From this reading He even drove a sliver from the wood-box over the latch of the door.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CHEESE RIND THAT NEEDED SHARP TEETH "So, mister, please excuse us, but you open up that sluice, Or Gawd have mercy on ye, if I turn these gents here loose!"
