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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 DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
air
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
all
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
also
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
always
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
arena
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
awe
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
bank
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
banter
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
Baxter
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
BUSINESS
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
certain
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
cheap
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
City
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
condescending
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
considered
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
conversational
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
day
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
DEADWOOD
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
dress
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
enjoyed
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
equals
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
Everdoze
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
evidence
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
extravagance
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
father
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
Ford
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
GAMELY
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
habits
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
inhabitants
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
kind
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
knew
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
lawyer
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
money
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
more
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
much
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
object
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
pocketbook
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
practiced
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
prestige
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
ramshackle
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
really
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
reckless
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
retort
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
roadster
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
shabby
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
simple
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
somewhat
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
sort
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
speech
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
sport
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
swaggeringly
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
TALKS
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
tawdry
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
terribly
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
there
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
venture
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
very
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From this reading His ramshackle Ford roadster was considered an evidence of the terribly reckless extravagance of his habits, but it was really nothing more than a sort of pocketbook, since all his money went into it, and a very shabby one at that.
village
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From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
villagers
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEADWOOD GAMELY TALKS BUSINESS Deadwood Gamely was the village sport and enjoyed a certain prestige because his father was a lawyer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
wit
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From this reading He had a cheap wit and swaggeringly condescending air which he practiced on the simple inhabitants of Everdoze, and in his banter he was not always kind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
worked
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From this reading He was also somewhat of an object of awe because he went to Baxter City every day, and worked in the bank there.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet notwithstanding that he was tawdry both in dress and speech the villagers did not venture much into the conversational arena with him because they knew that they were not his equals in banter and retort.
