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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 ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
all
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
any
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
bench
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
better
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
blackleg
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
breakfast
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
Brit
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
carefully
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Which you ruther do?"
dug
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
edge
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
erf
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
field
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
Frank
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
git
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
glumly
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From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
goin
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From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
holes
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
Jim
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
Johnson
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
lower
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
more
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
normal
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From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
off
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
oughta
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
post
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
posts
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From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
rose
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
ruther
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From this reading Which you ruther do?"
SAWTOOTH
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
see
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
sharpened
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
shaved
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sign
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
Sorry
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
splinter
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
stock
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
table
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
there's
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
to-day
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day.
tone
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From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
too
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
toothpick
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
uh
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
water
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From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
way
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From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ANOTHER SAWTOOTH "ACCIDENT" Frank Johnson rose from the breakfast table, shaved a splinter off the edge of the water bench for a toothpick and sharpened it carefully while he looked at Brit.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You goin' after them posts, or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone.
young
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From this reading One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg.
