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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 Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
a-thinkin
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
ain't
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
appear
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
ben
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
better
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
c'nsidered
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
child
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
conclusion
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
crops
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
day
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
dry
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
dum
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
easy-goin
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
felt
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
hadn't
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
hard
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
he's
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
how
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
I'm
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
I've
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
kept
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
kind
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
knowin
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
listening
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
moment
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From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
mother
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
o
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
only
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
out
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
replying
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From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
see
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
shame
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
t
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
talking
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
tellin
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
things
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
Tuke
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
Tukey
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
turned
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
voice
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
waited
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From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
y
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
yeh
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
