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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 "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
advice
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
all
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
betrothal
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
Burke
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
Catholic
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
cowboys
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
day
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
displeasure
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
dread
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
end
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
fellows
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
follow
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
Ginger
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
hearing
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
hens
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her next letter Sarella said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her next letter Sarella said:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
judicial
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
know
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
Larry
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
last
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
least
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
letter
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
made
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
Mariquita's
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
Monday
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
more
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
next
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From this reading In her next letter Sarella said:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
only
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
other
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
overcome
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
plumiverous
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
prayers
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
proposing
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
report
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
said
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From this reading In her next letter Sarella said:
Sarella
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From this reading In her next letter Sarella said:
say
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
saying
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
sense
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
sharp
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
some
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
specked
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From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
that's
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
thinking
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she answered Mariquita's letter she was to report not only the judicial end of the plumiverous and specked hens, but the betrothal of Larry Burke and Ginger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
worth
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From this reading After all, he has more sense than some sharp fellows who follow at last the advice they know is worth least...."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
wrote
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From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
you're
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From this reading "I am to be made a Catholic on Monday next; so when you're saying your prayers (and that's all day) you can be thinking of me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nothing," she wrote, "but his dread of your displeasure could have overcome his dread of what the other cowboys would say on hearing of his proposing.
