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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 If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
ahead
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From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
bury
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
closer
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From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
conclusion
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
definite
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
Duke
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
farther
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From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
find
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
further
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From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
hazed
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
hide
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
It's
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From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
just
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
keep
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
leaving
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
looking
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
loped
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
matter
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
maybe
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
only
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
presently
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
reached
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
ride
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
say
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
scenery
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
scentin
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
slowly
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
smell
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From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
some
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
son
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
spotted
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
That's
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
Tom
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
turn
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
uh
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
up
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From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
way
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
Well
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From this reading "Well, looking at it that way, uh course--" "That's the only way to look at it, son.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's what I could smell farther ahead that I was after.
willers
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From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
yearling
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From this reading To this Duke had nothing to say; and presently he loped on, leaving Tom to ride slowly and turn the matter of the spotted yearling over and over in his mind until he had reached some definite conclusion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you think, maybe, that I hazed you over to find that hide and bury it, just to keep it from scentin' up the scenery?
you'd
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From this reading If you'd looked ahead a little further, maybe you'd of looked a little closer in the willers."
