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alight
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From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
began
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
BIT
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
dog
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
don't
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
figgerin
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From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
fill
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
guess
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
here
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
home
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
Howbridge
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
hurry
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
Ike
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From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
knows
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
looking
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
M'Graw
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
Mr
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Neale
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
neighborhood
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
pipe
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
said
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
SAMMY
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
saw
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
slowly
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
smiled
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
suit
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From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
TAKES
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
TEETH
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From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAMMY TAKES THE BIT IN HIS TEETH M'Graw began slowly to fill his pipe.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
turn
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From this reading "When this here dog," he said, looking at Neale in turn, "is at home, I guess he knows everybody in the neighborhood, don't he?"
useless
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
waited
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From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Howbridge saw that it was useless to hurry him, so he smiled at Neale and waited.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the tobacco was alight to suit him, Ike continued his "figgerin'."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.
