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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 They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
all
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
always
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
back's
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
Bless
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
broad
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
can't
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
caught
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
chap
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
chattering
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
dish
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
down
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
dusk
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
earth
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
fell
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
get
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
goes
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't hear what they say.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
how
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
Jim
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
knew
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
lamp
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
like
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
makes
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
mouth
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
much
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
Nat
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
ODD
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From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
out
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
PAIR
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From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
Pat
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
power
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
queer
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From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
red
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
rose
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
said
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
sat
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
say
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From this reading I can't hear what they say.
see
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From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
shuts
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
smile
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
soon
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
table
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
talk
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
tea
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
they're
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
thick
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
thieves
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
together
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From this reading _AN ODD PAIR_ "It be queer to see them together.
turned
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
up
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
way
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From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can't hear what they say.
wife
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From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They be as thick as thieves," said Nat to his wife with a broad smile, as he sat down to table for the dish of tea he always looked for before he went up to see that all was in order with the lamp before the dusk fell.
word
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From this reading "As for me, I can't get a word out of him no how; but the little chap, he makes him talk as I never knew he could.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bless you! if I so much as look that way, Jim shuts up his mouth like as if no power on earth would open it, and Pat he goes as red as a rose, as if he was half ashamed to be caught chattering; but so soon as my back's turned they're at it again.
