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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
can't
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
coast
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
down
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
get
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
going
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
I'd
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From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
main
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
Montana
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From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
Peter
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From this reading Peter smiled scornfully.
plains
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From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
plan
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From this reading "That was Stannard's plan."
police
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
reckon
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
scornfully
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From this reading Peter smiled scornfully.
shove
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From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
smiled
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From this reading Peter smiled scornfully.
south
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From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
Stannard's
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From this reading "That was Stannard's plan."
stations
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was Stannard's plan."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
then
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From this reading I'd make for the plains and then shove south for Montana."
there
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
Very
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From this reading "Very well!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was Stannard's plan."
watch
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From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
well
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From this reading "Very well!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't get down the main track to the coast, because the police will reckon on your going there and watch the stations.