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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 Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
actually
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From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
ago
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
Alan
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From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
any
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
came
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From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
coffee
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
credence
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cup
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
fashion
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From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
fidget
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From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
finally
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From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
give
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From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
Gold
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
heaping
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
hereabouts
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From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
hinting
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
Howard
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
Indian
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
influences
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interestedly
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
jest
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
leisurely
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From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
Longstreet
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
manifested
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From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
meditatively
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From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
merely
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
moment
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
Mr
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
non-committal
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From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
old
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
Payment
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
put
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
rancher
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
Raw
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
refer
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
remarked
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
reply
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From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
speaking
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
spoonful
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
stirred
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From this reading Alan Howard stirred his coffee meditatively, and after so leisurely a fashion that Longstreet began to fidget.
sufficiently
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From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
sugar
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
supernatural
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From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
superstitions
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
tales
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From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am not to suppose, am I, that you actually give any credence to tales of supernatural influences manifested hereabouts?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
there
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
tin
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
truth
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From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
watched
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
way
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From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The reply, when finally it came, was sufficiently non-committal.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Payment in Raw Gold 'You were merely speaking by way of jest, I take it, Mr. Howard,' remarked Longstreet, after he had interestedly watched the rancher put a third and fourth heaping spoonful of sugar in his tin cup of coffee.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I refer, you understand, to your hinting a moment ago at there being any truth in the old Indian superstitions.
