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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 He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rolf was too much of a child to think about the remote future; and so was Quonab.
accidental
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
ain't
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
child
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From this reading Rolf was too much of a child to think about the remote future; and so was Quonab.
clear
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
coming
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
cor
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
corner
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
drawn
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
draws
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From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
dumb
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
dumbest
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
ffas
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
forever
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
forgive
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
friendship
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
future
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From this reading Rolf was too much of a child to think about the remote future; and so was Quonab.
grateful
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
helped
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
kind
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
king
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
knowledge
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From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
known
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
like
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
man
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
many
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
more
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
much
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From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
neighbours
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
Quonab
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
ready
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
remote
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From this reading Rolf was too much of a child to think about the remote future; and so was Quonab.
Rolf
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
Sayings
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
Si
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
some
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
soon
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
springing
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
Sylvanne
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
there
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From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolf was too much of a child to think about the remote future; and so was Quonab.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
together
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
too
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From this reading Rolf was too much of a child to think about the remote future; and so was Quonab.
up
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
very
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From this reading Their coming together ffas accidental, but it was soon very clear that a friendship was springing up between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
wronged
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From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
years
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From this reading Quonab helped Rolf, and so was more drawn to him than to many of the neighbours that he had known cor years; he was ready to like him.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, there is nothing that draws you to a man so much as the knowledge that you have helped him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is the dumbest kind of a dumb fool that ain't king in some little corner.--_Sayings of Si Sylvanne_ The man who has wronged you will never forgive you, and he who has helped you will be forever grateful.
