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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 Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
all
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
all-over
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From this reading That one's all-over coffee.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
announced
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
arm
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
back
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
bearing
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
bed
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
Burnett
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
chase
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From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
Chink
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
clean
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From this reading Got a clean collar?
coat
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
coffee
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From this reading That one's all-over coffee.”
collar
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From this reading Got a clean collar?
Delmonico
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
dodged
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
door
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
down
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
eat
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
gesture
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
Get
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From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
got
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
hat
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
hell
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
hotel
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From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
ironed
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
Kent
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
likely
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
Man
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From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
newly
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
one's
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From this reading That one's all-over coffee.”
onerous
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
performed
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
plaintively
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
poison
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
pressed
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
pushed
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
restaurant
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
saloon
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
there
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
threw
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
tousled
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
try
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From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
well
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From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I had one hell of a time,” he announced plaintively, “and that Chink will likely try to poison me if I eat over there, after this--but I got her ironed, all right.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kent Burnett, bearing over his arm a coat newly pressed in the Delmonico restaurant, dodged in at the back door of the saloon, threw the coat down upon the tousled bed, and pushed back his hat with a gesture of relief at an onerous duty well performed.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Get into it, Man, and chase yourself over there to the hotel.
