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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 PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
accusin
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
Boy
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From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
bunch
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
buzzer
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
call
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can't
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conclave
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desk
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
dug
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
field
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
find
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finds
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
floor
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
flowers
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
get
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
glance
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
guesses
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
hand
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
he's
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
Hickory's
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
hidden
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
holdin
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
hopes
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
Just
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
main
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
meanin
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nail
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
new
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
now
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
off
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
office
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
Old
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
out
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
paper
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
Piddie
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
Piddie's
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
pouncin
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
private
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
PULLING
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
puzzle
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
range
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
Say
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says
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From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
scribblin
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sheet
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
shoots
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
SLEUTH
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
sleuthy
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
solemn
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
stem
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
stray
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
STUNT
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
suspicions
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
there
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
Trust
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
tryin
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From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
up
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
waitin
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From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
wild
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
wilted
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From this reading Just now he's holdin' a little bunch of wilted field flowers in one hand, and as I range up by the desk he shoots over the accusin' glance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So when I get the buzzer call to Old Hickory's private office and finds him and the main stem waitin' in solemn conclave there, I guesses right off that Piddie's dug up a new one that he hopes to nail me with.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Say, he can't find a stray sheet of scribblin' paper on the floor without pouncin' sleuthy on it and tryin' to puzzle out the hidden meanin'.
workin
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From this reading PULLING A SLEUTH STUNT Trust Piddie for workin' up wild suspicions.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Boy," says he, "do you know anything about these?"
