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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 Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
all
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From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
better
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
big
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
Blanche
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From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
broke
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From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
Campbell
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From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
city
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
connect
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
ends
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
Flo
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
furthermore
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
girl
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
go
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
Grace
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
hair
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
it's
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From this reading “Razzing her!--it’s just the other way,” Simmonds said.
just
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
kind
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
laughed
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From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
little
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
make
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
Maybe
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From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
men
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
Now
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From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
other
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From this reading “Razzing her!--it’s just the other way,” Simmonds said.
others
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From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
out
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
petulant
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
pull
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
razzing
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From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
regarded
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
said
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From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
she'd
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
She's
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
Simmonds
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From this reading “Razzing her!--it’s just the other way,” Simmonds said.
smart
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
snippy
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
stop
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From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
suspicion
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
they'd
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
try
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From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
trying
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
way
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From this reading “Razzing her!--it’s just the other way,” Simmonds said.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Maybe it is,” said Blanche, while the others laughed.
wicked
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From this reading “She’s just a little girl trying to make both ends connect in the big, wicked city.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flo and Grace regarded her with a petulant suspicion--she was of the smart, snippy kind, and furthermore, she’d better not try to go after _their_ men; they’d pull her hair out if she did.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, you all stop razzing my Blanche,” Campbell broke in.
