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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 Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
also
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
aroused
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because things had to be just right.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because things had to be just right.
began
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
chain
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
Charley's
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
city
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
concern
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
daytime
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From this reading For example, it had to be daytime for it to work.
down
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
end
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
example
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From this reading For example, it had to be daytime for it to work.
feller
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
folk
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From this reading And naturally the victims had to be city folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
good
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Because things had to be just right.
handle
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
hanging
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
happen
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
heavenly
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
joke
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
just
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From this reading Because things had to be just right.
laugh
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
likely
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
made
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
maybe
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
more
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
much
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
naturally
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From this reading And naturally the victims had to be city folk.
never
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
night
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
notice
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From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
once
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
practical
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
rest
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
right
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From this reading Because things had to be just right.
stop
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
things
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From this reading Because things had to be just right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because things had to be just right.
twice
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
usually
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
victims
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From this reading And naturally the victims had to be city folk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
week
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From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At night, nobody was likely to notice the chain hanging down with the handle on the end of it.
work
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From this reading For example, it had to be daytime for it to work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Charley's practical joke was usually good for a laugh when a city feller made a rest stop; but it also aroused heavenly concern and began-- It would happen maybe once or twice a week--never much more.
