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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 "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
alive
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
all
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
any
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From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
best
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
catch
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From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
comfort
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
Contrariwise
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
crimson
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
curls
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damp
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
dinner
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
don't
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From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
down
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
drop
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
eat
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
eating
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From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
eyes
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
face
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
falling
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
falls
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
folds
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
forehead
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
ghost
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
I'm
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
instead
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
interfered
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From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
it's
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
just
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
mat
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
middle
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
Miles
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
off
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
out
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
parted
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
peered
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
sheet
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
somewhere
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
stewed
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From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
sticks
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
taking
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From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
That's
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From this reading "That's true for you!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
there
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From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Contrariwise--I'm best off of you all, for I have just to drop my sticks, and--there I am!
true
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From this reading "That's true for you!
Trust
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
twinkling
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
white
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From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sheet falls down, and I eat my dinner in comfort, instead of being stewed alive, as you will be before it's half over."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Trust me!" cried Miles, and somewhere about the middle of the ghost the white folds parted, and out peered a crimson face with twinkling eyes, and a mat of damp curls falling over the forehead.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't catch me taking any part which interfered with eating!
