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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 A BEAR HUNT.
agin
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
all
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
anyhow
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
BEAR
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From this reading A BEAR HUNT.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
bits
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
cabin
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
clothes
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
cost
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
counted
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
Dan
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
Dave
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
dollars
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
Don's
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
Evans
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
fingers
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
fur
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
hard
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
HUNT
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From this reading A BEAR HUNT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
it's
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From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
jest
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From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
just
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
lead
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
looking
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
luckiest
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From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
mean
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
pockets
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
pointer
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
powder
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
rich
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
saw
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
shoes
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
stockings
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
talked
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
thar
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
Then
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
thus
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From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
twenty-two
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
two
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
want
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
winter
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Dan Evans who talked thus to himself, and he was standing behind the cabin, with his hands in his pockets, and looking at Don's pointer, just as he was the last time we saw him.
won't
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
workin
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From this reading Then my clothes, an' stockings, an' shoes, an' all the powder an' lead I want this winter, won't cost me nothing; so I shall be rich fur all that thar mean Dave is workin' so hard agin me."
world
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From this reading "I'll jest do it, an' it's the luckiest thing in the world that I thought of it.
wuth
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From this reading That will make me wuth--" here he stopped and counted his fingers--"twenty-two dollars and two bits, anyhow.
