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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 “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
any
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
back
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
Bet
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
call
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
code
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
doesn't
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
got
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
hasn't
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
he'll
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
he's
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
horn
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
ketch
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
kind
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
like
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
maybe
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, he might.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
ole
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
out
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
Penrod
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
said
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
Sam
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
SOME
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
stand
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
then
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
want
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
Well
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From this reading “Well, he might.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
won't
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.